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You might be aware that there is an Alamo A. Dimmitt (1840-1900) buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. He is identified as a Confederate veteran.
I wonder if he and James Dimmitt were sons of Philip Dimmitt (c1801-1841). Philip Dimmitt was born in KY and came to TX in 1823. He was a significant figure in Texas history and a participant in the Texas Revolution. (Including the capture of the Alamo from the Mexicans). He married Maria Luisa Lazo and they had a number of children.
One of their sons was James Dimmitt, born in Texas in 1827. Another was Antonio Alamo Dimmitt, who one source says was born in Mexico in 1829. I think that is incorrect, confusing him with one of his older siblings. Another source says that he was born in 1841, which corresponds to the 1840 date for Alamo A. Dimmitt. It seems likely to me that Alamo A. Dimmitt and Antonio Alamo Dimmitt were the same person.