The biggest numbers of casualties of war were Henry Clay and Archibald, who used to be governor of Arkansas, and Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas rangers, at Hamartia. The volunteer forces received only a little bit of training and due to the big popularity of the volunteer soldiers themselves from different sates, never trained together. So many of the Volunteers were not given proper tools and outfits, and this led to sickness and disease. Of about 100,182 soldiers who fought in the war, nearly 10,790 died from disease and exposure to the unsteady weather much smaller number 1,548volunteers, died on the battle field General George B. McClellan and Winfield Scott looked amazed at the horrible destructives n there army from diseases. They say that almost 10 percent of all deaths not during a battle were caused by disease and infection. …show more content…
Walt Disney produced a three episode television series about Davy Crockett that included Davy Crockett at the Alamo 1955, a romantic story talking about a group outnumbered Americans surrounded by a huge Mexican army ready to execute them all. There nalo have been more than twenty big motion pictures produced about Crockett’s famous execution at the Alamo. In 1960 John Wayne directed and starred as Crockett in the Alamo. In 2004 Billy Bob Thornton starred as Crockett another film titled The Alamo with Dennis Quaid, who was cast as General Sam Houston. Most of the films on this subject showed what it was like to be living during those times.