Susanna Dickinson Research Paper

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In December of 1835 Susanna Dickinson was one of the few people who had survived the Battle of the Alamo. She told many stories about how she had lived the hostile attack. Susanna was only twenty-two when this attack had happened. She lived in Tennessee until 1831. Susanna had an infant daughter named angelina and a husband named Almeron who served as a texian in the Battle of the Alamo. Susanna couldn't read or write at the time of the Battle. Susanna was only fifteen when she married who is now her husband Almeron Dickinson who was twenty-one. Susanna and her infant daughter Angelina where one of the few survivors. It all started when the mexicans wanted to destroy the alamo. The texians didn't want Santa Anna's army to take over. That …show more content…
Then the battle of San Jacinto took place right after and we caught them by surprise which led to our victory of eighteen minutes. Susanna had soon be found at the alamo and few others also she soon went to recovery and she had told many stories to a lot of others before she died in October 7,1883. She became ill in February which led to her devastating death. She died in Austin, TX, and was buried in Oakwood cemetery. Her latest spouse J. W. Hannig buried her there and later on he was buried right next to her. Susanna Dickinson will always be remembered for the stories she told about the Battle of the Alamo. She may be dead today but she is still going to be the young women who survived the attack. Susanna was only sixty-nine when she had died of the illness. She had lived many years after the alamo. Her daughter have grown up to be named Babe of the Alamo. She only lived be thirty-five and was buried in galveston she had died of a cholera epidemic. Susanna and her daughter angelina had survived but now Susanna had told many stories about her and her daughter. Later on susanna had another

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