Quote Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
This is according to Susanna Dickinson whose credibility is suspect because she contradicted herself in a few newspaper interviews she gave over the years since the battle. Although she married a couple of times, she also sold her body as well as her stories in order to eat. Joe, Colonel Travis' personal slave and fellow survivor, never corroborated this particular tale. But, it could still be true. I'd like it to be.
Several years ago I contacted Dr. Richard Winders, curator of the Alamo museum and a noted Alamo scholar about John Macgregor. I asked him about this particular story, but he never really questioned Dickinson's accuracy if I remember correctly. I have heard others question it, but of course, I've seen a number of primary sources that contradict themselves over the years.

It's too bad no one thought to ask Louis Rose, as legend says he faced the Highland Regiments with Napoleon's Grand Armee in Spain.

I hope it is true myself...

T.