The Alamo Defenders: James Girard Garrett

GARRETT, JAMES GIRARD

(1806-1836)

Born in Tennessee, James Girard Garrett made his way to Louisiana where he became a resident.  In 1835, he became a member of the New Orleans’s Greys under the command of Capt. Thomas H. Breece.  Garrett took part in the siege of Bexar, and later served in the Alamo garrison. He died in battle on March 6, 1836.

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