Dickinson is best known as the artillery officer of the small garrison, and the husband of one of the only three non-Mexican survivors to live through the battle, Susanna Dickinson, as well as the father to their infant daughter Angelina, whose life was also spared.
Dickinson dikenal sebagai petugas artileri garnisun kecil dan suami dari salah satu dari tiga orang non-Meksiko yang selamat selama pertarungan, Susanna Dickinson, serta ayah dari bayi perempuan Angelina Elizabeth Dickinson, yang nyawanya tak terselamatkan.