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Post by Greg C. on Nov 19, 2007 15:13:58 GMT -5
DICKINSON, ALMARON (ca. 1800-1836). Almaron Dickinson, defender of the Alamo, was a Pennsylvanian who served as an artilleryman in the United States Army. He became a Mason in the area of Bolivar, Tennessee. On May 24, 1829, he eloped with Susanna Wilkerson (see DICKINSON, SUSANNA W.). The couple moved to Gonzales, Texas, in 1831 and had a daughter, Angelina Dickinson,qv in 1834. As a colonist in Green DeWitt'sqv colony, Dickinson received a league of land on the San Marcos River. He participated in the battle of Gonzalesqv on October 2, 1835, which began the Texas Revolution.qv At the siege of Bexarqv he distinguished himself as a lieutenant of artillery; at the battle of the Alamoqv he was the captain in charge of artillery. On the morning of March 6, 1836, as the troops of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Annaqv stormed the mission, Dickinson ran to his wife, reported that all was lost, and expressed hope that she could save herself and the child. Although he died at the Alamo, his wife and child survived.
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Post by neferetus on Nov 19, 2007 15:22:34 GMT -5
"Great God, Sue! The Mexicans are inside our walls! If they spare, you, please, love our child."
Oddly enough, these poignant words of Almeron Dickinson were only uttered in one Alamo film, ALAMO, THE PRICE OF FREEDOM. And then the scene was cut out when the film got edited down.
Still, when you're next at a screening of POF, stay for the credits. For, during the montage of different scenes from the film, the cut shot of Almeron and Susanna embracing yet remains.
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 19, 2007 15:23:20 GMT -5
And he was a Mason...
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Post by neferetus on Nov 19, 2007 20:45:37 GMT -5
True. In the un-cut version of ALAMO: THE PRICE OF FREEDOM, Almaron covers both Susanna and Angelina with his masonic apron, before dashing back into the fray. |
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Post by Nefarious on Nov 19, 2007 20:57:46 GMT -5
Here's a piece of trivia from Rich Curilla (thealamofilom site Jan. 5, 2004) regarding the spelling of the Dickinsons (Dickerson?) name:
I have here before me a photo of their marriage license dated May 29, 1829. Almeron's signiture is very clearly "Almeron Dickinson." The person writing out the license spelled it "Almeron Dickerson," but Almeron signed it "Dickinson." Since Susanna's name was Wilkerson, perhaps the writer just made a mistake and wrote Dickerson too. In any event, the same writer further down in the document appears to spell it "Dickinson," clearly different from his second writing of "Wilkerson." (Am I Tom Lindley yet?) Also, he spells her first name as "Susanna." This was all done in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee.
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Post by neferetus on Nov 19, 2007 21:04:18 GMT -5
It gets more confusing. About half the sources I checked show Dickinson's first name as Almaron, while the other half show Almeron.
If you want to go back and change it to Almeron, Greg, go to it. After all he signed it that way.
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 20, 2007 16:50:38 GMT -5
It gets more confusing. About half the sources I checked show Dickinson's first name as Alm aron, while the other half show Alm eron. If you want to go back and change it to Alm eron, Greg, go to it. After all he signed it that way. In my book its Almeron. I trusted the Texas Online handbook to get it right... |
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