List of Survivors
| Name | Status in the Alamo | Birth–Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, James L. !James L. Allen | Soldier | January 2, 1815 – April 25, 1901 | Allen left the Alamo on March 5. He was the last courier to leave. |
| Alsbury, Juana Navarro !Juana Navarro Alsbury | Civilian noncombatant | December 1808 – July 25, 1888 | Alsbury entered the Alamo for protection at the invitation of her cousin-in-law James Bowie, after her husband, Horace Alsbury, was sent on a scouting mission for the Texian Army. |
| Baylor, John Walker, Jr. !John Walker Baylor, Jr. | Soldier | December 1813 – September 3, 1836 | According to his family, Baylor left the Alamo as a courier, probably February 25. He died of complications from wounds suffered at the Battle of San Jacinto. |
| Bettie !Bettie | Civilian noncombatant | unknown | Bettie was a black cook for the garrison. When Mexican troops entered the kitchens, Charlie grabbed a young Mexican officer and threatened to kill him unless the soldiers spared his life and Bettie's. Thomas Ricks Lindley speculated that Bettie was a servant in the Veramendi home, where James Bowie, Juana Navarro Alsbury and Gertrudis Navarro lived. |
| Brown, Robert !Robert Brown | Soldier | b. possibly 1818 | Brown left as a courier after February 25. |
| Castro, María de Jesús !María de Jesús Castro also known as María de Jesús Esparza |
Civilian noncombatant | January 11, 1826 – 1899 | Castro was the stepdaughter of defender Gregorio Esparza. |
| Charlie !Charlie | Slave | unknown | When Mexican troops entered the kitchens, Charlie grabbed a young Mexican officer and threatened to kill him unless the soldiers spared his life and Bettie's. |
| Cruz y Arocha, Antonio !Antonio Cruz y Arocha | Soldier | unknown | On February 25, Cruz accompanied Juan Seguin to gather reinforcements. |
| De La Garza, Alexandro !Alexandro De La Garza | Soldier | unknown | He left as a courier. |
| Desauque, Francis L. !Francis L. Desauque | Soldier | d. March 27, 1836 | Desaque left Bexar to obtain provisions for the garrison about February 22. He died in the Goliad Massacre. |
| Dickinson, Angelina !Angelina Dickinson | Civilian noncombatant | 1834–1869 | Dickinson was the daughter of defender Almaron Dickinson and his wife Susanna. After the battle, Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna offered to adopt her, but Susanna Dickinson refused to give up her child. |
| Dickinson, Susanna !Susanna Dickinson | Civilian noncombatant | 1814 – October 7, 1883 | Dickinson was the wife of defender Almaron Dickinson. After the battle, Santa Anna sent Dickinson and William Barret Travis's slave Joe to Gonzales to warn the Texan colonists of the dangers of opposing Santa Anna. |
| Dimmitt, Philip !Philip Dimmitt | Captain of a company of soldiers | 1801 – July 8, 1841 | Dimmitt left the Alamo on February 23 to gather reinforcements. He was captured by a Mexican raiding party in 1841 and committed suicide after being threatened with execution. |
| Esparza, Ana Salazar ! Ana Salazar Esparza | Civilian noncombatant | d. December 12, 1847 | Esparza was the wife of defender Gregorio Esparza, and the mother of Maria de Jesus Castro and Enrique, Francisco, and Manuel Esparza. After the battle she and her children were allowed to return to their home in San Antonio. |
| Esparza, Enrique !Enrique Esparza | Civilian noncombatant | September 1828 – December 20, 1917 | Esparza was the son of defender Gregorio Esparza and Ana Salazar Esparza. |
| Esparza, Francisco !Francisco Esparza | Civilian noncombatant | 1833 – July 1887 | Esparza was the son of defender Gregorio Esparza and Ana Salazar Esparza. |
| Esparza, Manuel !Manuel Esparza | Civilian noncombatant | October 19, 1830 – 1886 | Esparza was the son of defender Gregorio Esparza and Ana Salazar Esparza. |
| Gonzales, Petra !Petra Gonzales | Civilian noncombatant | unknown | Gonzales may have been an elderly relative of Ana Salazar Esparza. |
| Guerrero, Brigido !Brigido Guerrero | Soldier | b. about 1810 | Guerrero had deserted the Mexican Army to join the Texians in December 1835. When he realized the Texans could not prevail at the Battle of the Alamo, he locked himself in a cell and convinced the Mexican army that he was a prisoner of the Texians. |
| Highsmith, Benjamin Franklin !Benjamin Franklin Highsmith | Soldier | September 11, 1817 – October 20, 1905 | Left as a courier, probably just before the siege began. Although he attempted to return to the garrison on March 5, he was chased away by Mexican soldiers. |
| Joe !Joe | Slave of William B. Travis | b. 1813 or 1815 | When the battle commenced, Joe fought alongside Travis. After Travis's death, Joe hid in the chapel. Mexican soldiers assumed him to be a noncombatant. |
| Lockhart, Byrd !Byrd Lockhart | Soldier | 1782–1839 | On February 23, Lockhart and Andrew Jackson Sowell were scouting for provisions when the Mexican army arrived. Fearing that they would be unable to re-enter the Alamo, they went to Gonzales. |
| Losoya, Concepcion !Concepcion Losoya | Civilian noncombatant | unknown | Losoya was either the sister or mother of Juana Melton, wife of Alamo quartermaster Eliel Melton, and possibly the mother of defender Toribio Losoya. |
| Losoya, Juan !Juan Losoya | Civilian noncombatant | unknown | Losoya was the son of Concepcion Losoya. |
| Maverick, Samuel !Samuel Maverick | Soldier and delegate | July 23, 1803 – September 2, 1870 | Elected a delegate from the Alamo garrison on Feb. 1 to the March independence convention, left the Alamo garrison on Mar. 2. |
| Melton, Juana !Juana Melton | Civilian noncombatant | unknown | Melton was the wife of Alamo quartermaster Eliel Melton, and either the sister or daughter of Concepcion Losoya. |
| Navarro, Gertrudis !Gertrudis Navarro | Civilian noncombatant | November 26, 1816 – April 1895 | Navarro was the sister of Juana Navarro Alsbury. She entered the Alamo for protection at the invitation of her cousin-in-law James Bowie. |
| Nobles, Benjamin F. ! Benjamin F. Nobles | Soldier | unknown | Nobles left the Alamo with Dimitt on February 23. |
| Oury, William Sanders !William Sanders Oury | Soldier | August 13, 1817 – March 31, 1887 | Oury left the Alamo as a courier on February 29. |
| Patton, William Hester !William Hester Patton | Captain of a company of soldiers | b. 1808 | Patton left the Alamo, likely as a courier. |
| Perez, Alijo, Jr. !Alijo Perez Jr. | Civilian noncombatant | March 23, 1835 – October 21, 1918 | Perez entered the Alamo with his mother, Juana Navarro Alsbury. Perez was the last living survivor of the Alamo. |
| Rose, Louis Moses !Louis "Moses" Rose | Soldier | May 11, 1785 – 1850 | Thirty-five years after the Alamo fell, a reporter penned an account of Rose's story. The article maintained that when Travis realized the Mexican army would likely prevail, he drew a line in the sand and asked those willing to die for the cause to cross the line; Rose was the only man who did not cross. After its publication, several other eyewitnesses confirmed the account, but as Rose was deceased the story can only be authenticated by the word of the reporter, who admitted to embellishing other articles. Rose's escape likely took place between March 3 and March 6. |
| Salina, Victoriana de !Victoriana de Salina and three children | Civilian noncombatant | unknown | Three daughters accompanied her into the Alamo. Their names and ages are unknown. |
| Sam !Sam | Slave of James Bowie | unknown | Sam was spared because he was a slave. Historian Walter Lord believed that Sam did not exist and that contemporaries actually meant Ben, a former slave who served as Mexican Colonel Juan Almonte's cook and later guided Susanna Dickinson from San Antonio. Thomas Ricks Lindley speculated that Sam was actually a servant at the Veramendi home, where James Bowie, Juana Navarro Alsbury, and Gertrudis Navarro lived. |
| Saucedo, Trinidad !Trinidad Saucedo | Civilian noncombatant | b. 1809 | Saucedo may have accompanied Juana Navarro Alsbury into the Alamo. She left during a three-day armistice. |
| Seguin, Juan !Juan Seguin | Captain of a cavalry company | October 27, 1806 – August 27, 1890 | Seguin left on February 25 to recruit reinforcements. After encountering a Mexican patrol he pretended to be an officer in the Mexican army. When he neared the soldiers he spurred his horse and used his knowledge of the terrain to escape. |
| Smith, John William !John William Smith | Scout | March 4, 1792 – January 12, 1845 | Smith first left the Alamo on February 23 with one of Travis's first pleas for help. On March 1 he guided the 32 reinforcements from Gonzales into the Alamo, and left again on March 3 with another message from Travis. He was returning to San Antonio with 25 reinforcements when the Alamo fell. |
| Smither, Launcelot ! Launcelot Smither | Soldier | 1800 – September 11, 1842 | Left on February 23, possibly as an official courier. He was later killed by members of Mexican General Adrian Woll's force. |
| Sowell, Andrew Jackson !Andrew Jackson Sowell | Soldier | June 17, 1815 – January 4, 1883 | On February 23, Sowell and Boyd Lockhart were scouting for provisions when the Mexican army arrived. Fearing that they would be unable to re-enter the Alamo, they went to Gonzales. |
| Sutherland, John !John Sutherland | Soldier | May 11, 1792 – April 11, 1867 | Historians disagree on whether Sutherland was ever present at the Alamo. If he was, he left as a courier on February 23. |
| Warnell, Henry !Henry Warnell | Soldier | 1812 – June 1836 | Historians disagree on whether Warnell was at the Alamo. The historians who place Warnell in the Alamo believe Warnell either escaped during the battle on March 6 or that he left as a courier. Warnell died in Port Lavaca, Texas of wounds incurred either during the final battle or during his escape as a courier. |
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