The Alamo Defenders: Andrew Jackson Harrison

HARRISON, ANDREW JACKSON

(1809-1836)

Born in Tennessee, there is very little known about Andrew Jackson Harrison.  Although he was killed in the battle at the Alamo 1836, his heirs fought to receive land for Harrison’s service.  In October, 1860, Commissioner of Claims W. S. Hotchkiss rejected a land bounty claim of Harrison's heirs, claiming that there was "no law for giving donation for dying in service."  However, they later received 320 acres of land for Harrison's "service until 6 March 1836 and having fallen at the Alamo."

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