Arrived at the Alamo on March 1, rode in as part of the "Immortal 32" Gonzales Mounted Rangers. However, the rebel leaders remained deeply divided over what to do next, making them vulnerable to Santa Annas ruthless determination to suppress dissension. Facing extremely long odds, the men chose to stay and fight. After an escape at Salado, Tamaulipas, on February 11, 1843, some 176 of the men were recaptured within about a week. To support local journalism at the Advocate through Report for America, go toVictoriaAdvocate.com/report. In fall 1835 he recruited men and joined under Juan Seguin. Urrea, in compliance with his promise, wrote to Santa Anna from Guadalupe Victoria, informing him that Fannin and his men were prisoners of war "at the disposal of the Supreme Mexican Government" and recommending clemency; but he reported nothing in his letter of the terms that Fannin and his men had drafted for their surrender. After encountering a Mexican patrol he pretended to be an officer in the Mexican army. Green, Journal of the Texian Expedition Against Mier (New York: Harper, 1845; rpt., Austin: Steck, 1935). on Twitter at @DrBuckinghamTX. Twenty-eight of them were tried as pirates, convicted, and, on December 14, 1835, shot (see TAMPICO EXPEDITION). Originally a member of Breece's New Orleans Grays. Rusks speech came at the end of the Texas Revolution, after Texians under Sam Houstons command defeated Gen. Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna. Mexican Army cannoneers (re-enactors) in this 2010 photo battle Texians for control of the Presidio La Bahia, one of the most fought-over pieces of land in Texas history. (Bigfoot) Wallace, standing close to the scene of the drawing, decided that the black beans were the larger and fingered the tokens successfully to draw a white bean. Although Fuentes was ordered back to jail afterwards, the action angered many and was partially responsible for the decision for Bowie and Travis to share command. Although this was really an attempt by Urrea to commandeer the ship, the vessel had already departed. The San Antonio Grays, Mobile Grays,and others were marched along the Victoria road in the direction of the lower ford. [9] 640-acre Donation certificates were issued for participating in any one of the following engagements: the Siege of Bexar, the Battle of the Alamo, the Goliad Massacre, and the Battle of San Jacinto. The event was held by the Crossroads of Texas Living History Association and Presidio La Bahia March 27, 2011. However, in the span of only two months, things took a dramatic change.. Rather than see his force annihilated, Fannin surrendered. Only the day before, Fannin himself, with his adjutant general, Joseph M. Chadwick, had returned from Copano, where, accompanied by Holsinger and other Mexican officers, they had tried to charter the vessel on which William P. Miller's Nashville Battalion had arrived earlier (these men had been captured and imprisoned at Goliad, also). An excerpt from a letter written by Kentucky volunteer John C. Logan, who described optimism but harsh conditions for soldiers fighting in the Texas Revolution. Carlos E. Castaeda (Dallas: Turner, 1928; 2d ed., Austin: Graphic Ideas, 1970). King's company, the others "one by one" (see REFUGIO, BATTLE OF). Original member of Gonzales Ranging Company. A two day Battle of Coleto ensued with the Texians holding their own on the first day. What possibly could go wrong? Logan and fellow soldiers knew a force from Mexico of about 7,000 men were marching to retake this country again & our whole force at this time dont exceed 800 men, but we are willing to meet them when they arrive, according to the GLOs account of the letter. rode in with Louisiana Volunteers for Tx. Cody Mobley, left, dressed as Gen. Thomas Jefferson Rusk, recites a speech in honor of Texian troops during a living history event near Presidio La Baha in Goliad. Unable to re-enter the Alamo, they went to Gonzales. Though some evidence suggests that Taylor and his brothers were victims of the Goliad Massacre, their Roth appeared on a February 1, 1836 muster roll at the Alamo garrison, and a petition to the Nacogdoches probate court on January 31, 1838 to settle Roth's affairs listed his death as on or about March 6. Independence under Capt.S.L.Chamblis, Son of Ohio General and Senator Joseph Kerr. John C. Duval was one such man who made it to safety and was able to share his harrowing story of imprisonment and escape with future generations of Texans. Alvarez is credited with having saved the lives of many Texan prisoners of war during the Texas Revolution of 1836. www.txglo.org, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg02. Texas: Graphic Ideas. A monument marks the burial site outside. Though some evidence suggests that Taylor and his brothers were victims of the Goliad Massacre, their names were carried on a list of the Alamo casualties a week before the Goliad executions occurred. Yet, this move merely fed the flames of Texan resistance. Had a reputation for drunkenness in earlier postings. Though not as salient as the battle of the Alamo, the massacre immeasurably garnered support for the cause against Mexico both within Texas and in the United States, thus contributing greatly to the Texan victory at the battle of San Jacinto and sustaining the independence of the Republic of Texas. In eight days, home and liberty!". Harbert Davenport and Craig H. Roell, Goliad Massacre, Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg02), accessed June 10, 2013. After his brush with death at Goliad, John C. Duval lived a long, distinguished life. We strive for accuracy and fairness. When the battle commenced, Joe fought alongside Travis. Lindley believes that Roth should be included. DeLeon Colony, Tx. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Bill Groneman, Alamo Defenders (Austin: Eakin, 1990). [citation needed], On March 2, at the Battle of Agua Dulce, James Grant was killed, as were 11 other men under his command. Joseph Barnard came to Texas on December 14, 1835. Aux.Corps in Nacogdoches, member of Capt.Gilmer's company, Commander of his own cavalry company, fully commanded Alamo on 2/24/1836, Commanded the "Regulars"; first of the defenders to be killed in the final battle, fought at Bexar, Gonzales resident, (rode in as part of the "Immortal 32", married, in 1834, he applied for land in Texas, Capt. Low 58F. On learning of the siege, he joined Fannin at Goliad, was captured at the, He was one of the Old Eighteen who refused to relinquish a cannon, leading to the. Pedro (Luis?) In obedience to Santa Annas orders, on this day in 1836 Urrea ordered his men to open fire on Fannin and his soldiers, along with about 100 other captured Texans. At the Goliad Massacre, Santa Anna ordered the execution of Col. James Fannin and almost 350 of his men. ISBN, Lord, Walter (1961). Despite the protests for clemency by General Jos de Urrea, the massacre was reluctantly carried out by Lt. When he neared the soldiers he spurred his horse and used his knowledge of the terrain to escape. [7], Also spared were the 75 soldiers of William Parsons Miller and the Nashville Battalion, who had surrendered while still unarmed. All articles are regularly reviewed and updated by the HISTORY.com team. He was the older brother of Alamo defenders George and James Taylor. WebConversely, the campaign resulted in critical victories for Texas forces, which proved essential to Cos's defeat in the siege of Bexar. WebThe Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and subsequently murdered by order of Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna on March 27, 1836. The prisoners held little suspicion of their fate, for they had been told a variety of stories-they were to gather wood, drive cattle, be marched to Matamoros, or proceed to the port of Copano for passage to New Orleans. Participated in Siege of Bexar. Signup today for our free newsletter, Especially Texan. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. Upon finishing the job they left to join the revolutionary army. In April 1885 a memorial was finally erected, in the city of Goliad rather than on the site, by the Fannin Monument Association, formed by William L. Hunter, a massacre survivor. No other moment in American history has sur-passed, in indignation and deep-seated horror, that when the tragedy of Goliad was first made known. Santa Anna, however, had clearly stated several months before that he considered the rebels to be traitors who would be given no quarter. At Refugio on March 15, 1836, Urrea was again confronted with the duty of complying with the fatal decree of December 30. "A Revolution Remembered: The Memoirs and Selected Correspondence of Juan N. Seguin". William B. Corrections? Victoria Advocate, January 3, 1932, 88th Anniversary Number, September 28, 1934. Green Jameson participated in the siege of Bexar. Later in 1883 while living in El Paso County, he applied for and received an additional donation as a surviving veteran of the Texas Revolution. They are going to shoot us! and at the same instant [John] heard the clicking of musket locks all along the Mexican line.[7], Dodging the first round of fire and avoiding a close encounter with the end of a bayonet, John C. Duval was subsequently able to reach the San Antonio River without being struck by the barrage of bullets that followed. Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. After the executions, the Texians' bodies were piled and burned. "The Alamo and the Texas War of Independence, September 30, 1835 to April 21, 1836: Heroes, Myths, and History". This March 18, 2010, photo shows a plaque in the museum at the fort in Goliad, Texas, with the names of 342 who died in the Goliad Massacre. William A. The third group, on the San Patricio road, was farther from cover; only four men from it are known to have escaped. rode in with Bowie, fought at Bexar in Peacock's artillery, joined Chenoweth's company in Jan. rode in with Breece's N.O.Greys, fought at Bexar, wounded, remained at Alamo with Blazeby. Fannin's men delivered up their arms, and some 230 or 240 uninjured or slightly wounded men were marched back to Goliad and imprisoned in the chapel of Nuestra Seora de Loreto Presidio at La Baha, the fort they had previously occupied (see FORT DEFIANCE). Daughters of the American Revolution, The Alamo Heroes and Their Revolutionary Ancestors (San Antonio, 1976). Published by the Texas State Historical Association. fought at Bexar, San Antonio resident, stayed in Bexar, elected a delegate from the Alamo garrison on February 1 to the independence convention in March, left the Alamo garrison on March 2. original settler of Dewitt's Colony, rode in as original member of the Gonzales Mounted Rangers ("Immortal 32" ), fought at Bexar, remained at Alamo with Carey, played bagpipes accompanied by Crockett's fiddle. More than 400 men were executed that day at Goliad. The slaughter of Colonel James W. Fannins troops in the Goliad Massacre, perpetrated three weeks after the fall of the Alamo, resulted in the single largest loss of life for the Texians during the Texas Revolution. ASIN, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho62, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg02, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmi30, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Urrea's right wing consisted of about 1000 soldiers; unknown number of executioners, 28 escaped, 20 spared as workers, 75 spared as unarmed captives. The process took more than a year, he said. We'll send you a couple of emails per month, filled with fascinating history facts that you can share with your friends. All copyrighted materials included within the Handbook of Texas Online are in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. King and a group of men had been executed on March 16 at Refugio, but some 15 to 18 prisoners were marched to Goliad to serve as blacksmiths or mechanics. People who are believed to have participated in the Battle of the Alamo, February 23 March 6, 1836, on the Texan side, are listed here. Lanham, MD: Republic of Texas Press. Left Alamo as a courier. A statue of the Angel of Goliad is adorned with flowers at the Presidio La Bahia near Goliad March 25, 2007. WebThe main article is Goliad Massacre . Joined Fannin at Goliad and escaped with Horton's guard, then joined Houston. Until this episode Santa Anna's reputation had been that of a cunning and crafty man, rather than a cruel one. If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. He went to Texas with a volunteer cavalry company from Kentucky and eventually arrived at the Alamo along with William Travis' group. At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, he and his brothers were employed picking cotton for a Captain Dorsett on a farm near Liberty, Texas. resident, fought at Bexar, Left as a courier after February 25, sallied to burn the jacales, rode in as part of the "Immortal 32" Gonzales Mounted Rangers, Commanding officer of his own artillery company "The Invincibles", fought at Bexar, remained at Alamo, had commanded the Alamo while. Harbert Davenport, James W. Fannin's Part in the Texas Revolution (MS, Harbert Davenport Papers, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin). Morman is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. Upon his death in 1897 at the age of 81, Duval was the last living survivor of the Goliad Massacre.[10]. We are a community-supported, non-profit organization and we humbly ask for your support because the careful and accurate recording of our history has never been more important. Determined to punish the rebellious Texans, whom he viewed as pirates who deserved to be executed, Santa Anna mounted a campaign to demonstrate his power by exacting the same kind of retribution upon them that he had visited upon Zacatecas. [3] Six Texians were taken prisoners and were marched to prison in Matamoros. Gonzales resident. fought at Bexar remained at Alamo with Carey, fought at Bexar remained at Alamo with Blazeby, rode back in as part of the "Immortal 32", fought at Bexar, Gonzales resident, member "Old Eighteen", Travis' emissary to Almonte, carried Travis' 2/24 message to Gonzales, returned with Gonzales relief. John J. Linn, Reminiscences of Fifty Years in Texas (New York: Sadlier, 1883; 2d ed., Austin: Steck, 1935; rpt., Austin: State House, 1986). Taylor County, Texas is named for him and his brothers, George and Edward, who also died in the Alamo. McMahon said the participants did extensive research to represent the funeral as closely as possible, despite the limited documentation of the event. Former Mexican soldier, lived in house near the southwest corner of the Alamo compound, His family took refuge in the Alamo chapel. Urrea complied to the extent of issuing an order to shoot his prisoners, along with those captured in the battle of Agua Dulce Creek, but he had no stomach for such cold-blooded killing; and when Father Thomas J. Malloy, priest of the Irish colonists, protested the execution, Urrea remitted the prisoners to Matamoros, asking Santa Anna's pardon for having done so and washing his hands of their fate. Aux.Corps in Nacogdoches, rode in with Capt.Harrison's company, resident of Nacogdoches, fought at Bexar, stayed at Alamo in the Bexar Guards, resident of Gonzales, rode in as original member of the Gonzales Mounted Rangers ("Immortal 32" ), Injured in a fall from his horse and could not fight, so Col. William B. Travis sent him Out February 23 to recruit help from Gonzales. Document # 1: THE BATTLE of Coleto Creek Brother-in-law of defender James George. accessed May 01, 2023, Flores is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. Nearly all were killed at the first fire. Sifuentes, who was portraying a Mexican vaquero in remembrance of his familys heritage, said the musket he fired was a miquelet-style flintlock that he had assembled from parts. SpaceX will be ready for launch in six to eight weeks, Musk says, The tragic case of an S.A.-area dentist and his Miami patient, H-E-B family, SpaceX and S.A.s best restaurants top weeks news, San Antonio Reddit users call out local businesses to boycott, Internet says $40 at Texas Roadhouse can last you a week, H-E-B family listed among worlds richest people by Forbes, SAWS will pay you to rip out 'boring turf', Airport-to-downtown tunnel project still on the table, RMA says. Santa Anna's main army took no prisoners; execution of the murderous decree of December 30, 1835, fell to Gen. Jos de Urrea, commander of Santa Anna's right wing. Ward perished with the other defenders at the Alamo when the Mexican Army, under General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna made the main assault on March 6, 1836. Edward Taylor, Alamo defender, son of Anson and Elizabeth (Maley) Taylor, was born in Tennessee about 1812. During the siege, his company defended the wooden palisade stretching between the Alamo chapel and the Low Barracks.
