Who was the messages to and from the Alamo carried by?

Answer 1

James L. Allen was the last courier known to have left the Alamo as a courier and survived and he departed on 5 March and lived until 1901. Others include John Walker Baylor. Jr., who died of wounds received at the Battle of San Jacinto. Robert Brown, Antonio Cruz Arocha and Juan Seguin left on 25 February. Alexandro de la Garza left as a courier but the date is not recorded. Captain Francis L. Desauque left on 22 February. He later fought at the Battle of Coleto, was captured there and was a victim of the Goliad Massacre. Charles Despalier was a courier out and back, returning on 1 March to die at the Alamo. Captain Phillip Dimmit was a courier who rode out on 23 February, was captured during an 1841 Mexican raid and committed suicide while he was in prison awaiting execution. Galba Fuqua entered the Alamo as a courier from Gonzales on 1 March and stayed to die at the Alamo. Benjamin Franklin Highsmith rode out on 18 February, tried to return but was intercepted by Mexican Cavalry and escaped. He later served in the Mexican American War and died at the age of 85 in 1905. Sergeant William P Johnson rode out on 23 February and was later a victim of the Goliad Massacre. Byrd Lockhart rode out on 23 February. Gerald Navan rode out on 3 March. Benjamin Nobles rode out with Captain Dimmit on 23 February. William Sanders Oury rode out on 29 February. John William Smith rode out on 23 February, rode back in on 1 March and back out again on 3 March.

Answer 2

Couriers