How Did Davy Crockett Before He Went Into War

David Crockett

“ Heaven know that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others.”(David Crockett) What kind of man was Davy Crockett before he went into war? Did he die at the Alamo or was he captured and killed before the war? What factors played a role in him becoming an American frontiersman? Davy a man of scotch-irish descent fought heroically in the Alamo. He was a great hero that led Americans into war. Davy left an unforgettable impact on Americans during his time and throughout history.

Davy Crockett was just like a lot of Americans uneducated, a hunter, and spoke his mind. “ Stand up to my lick log, salt or no salt”( David Crockett) This was one of the promises he made to the public as he ran for an elected official over Hickman and Lawrence counties.(pg 94 American legend) Shortly after this he felt his calling life was greater. He decided he wanted to be a member of the United States Congress. Davy ways not a proper man, but he had a great understanding of what the public wanted and needed. He knew

exactly how to speak to the public, but when it came to trying to speak while he was in Congress he found it extremely difficult. (The American Historical Magazine pg 5) He greatly pleased the people of his district with his decisions while he was in congress. David served a few terms in congress. Andrew Jackson was the person running for president at the time Davy was up for reelection the last time. At first, Davy was a strong supporter of Andrew Jackson. They first met during Cold Creek War.(pg 44 of that book) What made his opinion of Andrew go south was that Andrew sponsored Davy’s opponent in the congress reelection. This caused him to lose, because by no means was David a wealthy man. Although, he did not serve for longer he showed Americans they could do more than they ever imagined even if they weren’t rich or educated.(pg.139 American Legend)
The battle of the alamo was the final battle Davy crockett would ever fight.

He had been leading up to this moment in time for quite some time. Crockett was a man who always wanted more land. He had every chance to not fight in the battle of the alamo and return to tennessee but he stayed and fought for what he wanted.(page 15 in Davy Crockett Hero of the common man) There is very little evidence to try to say he was captured or surrendered and was killed after the battle. Davy would not have surrendered this battle if he had a chance to not even enter into it in the first place. He had a purpose to be there he wanted that land to be part of the United States of America. He was a man who would not give up on his dreams. Look at what he did with his life. He was a poor uneducated average guy who became a member of congress. Davy went above and beyond of what was expected of

him.

Sometime between the eighteenth day of January thru the eighth of February was when David arrived at the Alamo with very few reinforcements. On February twenty third is when the mexicans started to surrounded the Alamo and killed around two hundred Texans. Between February 27 and March 2 is when Johnson’s and Grants forces were overthrown by a surprise attack. Johnson escaped, but Grant died during that attack. On march second 1836 Texans met at the White House to declare the Independence of the republic Texas. On march sixth the Alamo fell during an early morning attack. March 11-13 Sam Houston arrives at the Alamo and learns about the fall of it he and he begins a retreat. Colonel James W. Fannin and most of his men are captured on March 20. They are all executed seven days later. On april 21, Santa Anna is attacked late in the evening by Sam houston's many troops they kill over half of them and capture most of the ones they didn’t kill. They captured Santa Anna the following morning.(Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of)