MS SC623

Senate and House commend and support the presentation of a plaque from the people of Mississippi in memory of native Mississippians who died defending the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

Plaque will be presented to the Alamo with the inscription: "From the people of Mississippi, in memory of the native Mississippians, and the many others, that gave their lives defending the Alamo on March 6, 1836."

Nine native Mississippians identified as Alamo defenders: M.B. Clark, William Phillip King (age 16, youngest defender), William Mills, Isaac Millsaps, Willis Moore, George Pagan, Christopher Adams Parker, and Richardson Perry.

Resolution directs the plaque be transmitted to the Alamo managers, Daughters of the Texas Republic, and the Board of Trustees of Mississippi Department of Archives and History.