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Post by tradingdaddy on Sept 19, 2013 11:03:32 GMT -5
Hi Guys, long time reader, first time commenter. Glad to be offered the opportunity to chime in with my two cents worth. Given that Mrs. Dickinson and baby was probably in the church during the final attack, when she was finally escourted out after the battle, did she say she observed Col Crockett's body while being escourted out? If so, wouldn't the small fortin where she saw his body be in relative proximaty to the church? I agree, Crockett was probably on the move from hot spot to hot spot during the final battle until he ultimately was killed. Do you think the Mexican General's would have let Mrs. Dickinson roam the fort afterwards? We may be trying to read to much into her statements. The small fortin may have been the area between the church, long barracks and low barracks that had been set up as a secondary line of defense. Thanks.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Sept 19, 2013 13:22:16 GMT -5
Hi Guys, long time reader, first time commenter. Glad to be offered the opportunity to chime in with my two cents worth. Given that Mrs. Dickinson and baby was probably in the church during the final attack, when she was finally escourted out after the battle, did she say she observed Col Crockett's body while being escourted out? If so, wouldn't the small fortin where she saw his body be in relative proximaty to the church? I agree, Crockett was probably on the move from hot spot to hot spot during the final battle until he ultimately was killed. Do you think the Mexican General's would have let Mrs. Dickinson roam the fort afterwards? We may be trying to read to much into her statements. The small fortin may have been the area between the church, long barracks and low barracks that had been set up as a secondary line of defense. Thanks. Bill Groneman would agree. Personally, I doubt the veracity of Mrs. Dickinson's statements and tend to believe the Ruiz report which, as I see it, places Crockett's body at a fortified position on the north end of the west wall. Welcome to the forum, by the way. Don't be a stranger! Jim |
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Post by loucapitano on Sept 19, 2013 13:43:42 GMT -5
It reminds me of the first class with my History professor when he noted that all history must be viewed as "his - Story." Every historical event (and non-historical events - like what I had for dinner last night, is filtered through the person doing the recounting. It's hoped that the witnesses would always recount the same thing, but we know that does not happen. So it comes down to: his-story or her-story and in that regard, some witnesses are better than others. Ruiz' statements seem to have more credibility that Suzanna's, but in the battle between historical truth and legend, there's room for both.
Now about a history app on the cell phone, nice idea. But who would manage it? Would you leave it to Wikipedia? And, how would it deal with politics, predjudice, bias and stupidity, not to mention well meaning incompetents. Sound like fun!
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