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Campbell, Robert

Age: 26

Rank: Lieutenant

From: Tennessee

Robert Campbell, Alamo defender, was born in Tennessee in 1810. He moved to Texas in January 1836 and obtained a commission as lieutenant in the Volunteer Auxillary Corps. He traveled to the Alamo as an officer of Capt. William B. Harrison's company of volunteers, which included David Crockett. Campbell died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.