Alamo defender. He traveled to Texas by way of New Orleans as a member of Captain Thomas H. Breece's company of New Orleans Greys, took part in and was wounded in the siege of Bexar. He later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Captain William Blazeby's infantry company and died in the battle of the Alamo.∼Robert Crossman, son of Samuel Vinson Crossman (1784-1813) and Mercy Dean Crossman (1750 1832) traveled to Texas by way of New Orleans a member of Capt. Thomas H. Breece's Company of New Orleans Greys; Crossman took part in and was wounded in the siege of Bexar; He later served in the Alamo Garrison as a member of Captain William Blazeby's Infantry Company and died in the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. A Pennsylvanian Alamo defender, Robert Crossman was born 1810 in Pennsylvania. His father, Samuel Vinson Crossman (b. 19 Dec 1784- Dec 18, 1813) in Taunton, Massachusetts was the second son of Ebenezer and Mercy Crossman. Robert is Descendant of Robert Crossman (1622 - 1692) who was known as "the Drum Maker of New England". ALAMO 13-day siege and predawn battle March 6, 1836, there were 189 to 250 defender casualties. As for the Alamo defenders, history shows that Antonio López de Santa Anna ordered the bodies of dead Texians to be burned. Texas leader Juan Seguin took ashes from two funeral pyres, entombed them and buried them near, or possibly inside, San Fernando Cathedral a year after the battle. Possible burial place San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas, United States for burned remains of fallen men in Alamo battle.
Alamo defender. He traveled to Texas by way of New Orleans as a member of Captain Thomas H. Breece's company of New Orleans Greys, took part in and was wounded in the siege of Bexar. He later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Captain William Blazeby's infantry company and died in the battle of the Alamo.∼Robert Crossman, son of Samuel Vinson Crossman (1784-1813) and Mercy Dean Crossman (1750 1832) traveled to Texas by way of New Orleans a member of Capt. Thomas H. Breece's Company of New Orleans Greys; Crossman took part in and was wounded in the siege of Bexar; He later served in the Alamo Garrison as a member of Captain William Blazeby's Infantry Company and died in the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. A Pennsylvanian Alamo defender, Robert Crossman was born 1810 in Pennsylvania. His father, Samuel Vinson Crossman (b. 19 Dec 1784- Dec 18, 1813) in Taunton, Massachusetts was the second son of Ebenezer and Mercy Crossman. Robert is Descendant of Robert Crossman (1622 - 1692) who was known as "the Drum Maker of New England". ALAMO 13-day siege and predawn battle March 6, 1836, there were 189 to 250 defender casualties. As for the Alamo defenders, history shows that Antonio López de Santa Anna ordered the bodies of dead Texians to be burned. Texas leader Juan Seguin took ashes from two funeral pyres, entombed them and buried them near, or possibly inside, San Fernando Cathedral a year after the battle. Possible burial place San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas, United States for burned remains of fallen men in Alamo battle.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Gravesite Details
Heirs of Robert Crossman awarded 3 Donation Certificates: 640 Acres 6/17/1851 having fallen in the Alamo; Certificate 640 Acres 11/4/1859 serving in Siege of Bexar; Bounty Warrant 1920 Acres; Land patent to heirs in Bosque & Archer Counties
