How To Describe Susanna Dickinson

Susanna Dickinson was born in 1814 and died in 1883. She was married to Captain Almeron Dickinson, a soldier at the Alamo. Not to long after her husband went off to the Alamo, Mexican troops raided her home, causing her to go to San Antonio, bringing along her daughter Angelina. At the battle she served as a nurse. After the battle was over, and the Texans had lost, Susanna was one of the few survivors. I chose Susanna, because of her awesome story and the fact that she survived the Alamo.

Susanna Dickinson seems to have her hair in elaborate braid styles that keep her hair on the top of her head, with two small ringlets that hang from each side of her head. She is wearing a long beaded necklace with pearl shapes beads. She seems to be wearing a jacket that matches with her dress over a lacy white top. The two sides of the jacket are connected by giant black bow. Her jacket also has little parts of black lace on the shoulders and on the cuffs. She is holding in her hands what looks like a white handkerchief. At the ends of her sleeves, you can see her top piece. Also showing her top, is at the top of her jacket, where the white collar of her top shows through. Her skirt is solid black, matches her jacket, and most likely goes down to her feet. You can also see that at the end of her skirt is a grayish trim

Susanna’s husband was Captain Almeron …show more content…
Almeron participating in the Battle of Gonzales, meant that one more person on the Texan side, who helped lead Texas to victory. Almeron dying in the Battle of the Alamo, led to the Texas being even more mad at the Mexicans at San Jacinto. The Texans being angry at San Jacinto led to Texas becoming independent from Mexico. Susanna surviving the Alamo, meant that we not only had documents and artifacts from the Alamo, but we had a witness. Susanna was able to tell the story of the Alamo, and give the Texans more reasons why the should