James Nowlan was born 1809 in either England or Ireland. He was severely wounded in the Siege of Béxar. He died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

Richard Starr was born 1811 in England. He traveled to Texas as a member of Capt. Thomas H. Breece’s company of New Orleans Greys, took part in the Siege of Béxar, and later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Capt. William Blazeby’s infantry company. Starr died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

Robert B. Moore born 1781 in Virginia. He came to Texas by way of New Orleans as a member of Thomas Breece’s company of New Orleans Greys in 1835. Moore took part in the Siege of Béxar and later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Capt. William Blazeby’s infantry company. He died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. Moore was a cousin of Alamo defender Willis A. Moore.

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Robert Musselman was born 1805 in Ohio. He traveled to New Orleans and enlisted in the service of Texas as a sergeant in Capt. Thomas Breece’s company of New Orleans Greys. He took part in the Siege of Béxar and served in the Alamo garrison as a sergeant in Capt. William Blazeby’s infantry company. Musselman died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

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Edward Nelson was born 1816 in South Carolina. He joined the Texas army at San Antonio on November 26, 1835, and took part in the Siege of Béxar as a member of Capt. John W. Peacock’s artillery company. On January 1, 1836, Nelson became a member of Capt. John Chenoweth’s company. Nelson may have been one of the volunteers who accompanied James Bowie to the Alamo in January 1836. He died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, along with his older brother, George Nelson.