Description: Three hundred forty-two Texas prisoners, consisting of James Fannin's command captured at the Battle of Coleto and those of Amon King and William Ward captured at the Battle of Refugio . Enterprise. He served with Bigfoot Wallace and Jack Hays in the Texas Rangers and was a veteran of the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Jakie L. Pruett and Everett B. Cole, Goliad Massacre: A Tragedy of the Texas Revolution (Austin: Eakin Press, 1985). The Alamo! In Goliad, Colonel James Fannin commanded the Texan force of nearly 500 trained soldiers and militia. Nearly all were killed at the first fire. Because of the intervention of Francita Alavez (known as the "Angel of Goliad"), 20 more men, including Shackelford,[20] were spared to act as doctors, interpreters, or workers. At Refugio on March 15, 1836, Urrea was again confronted with the duty of complying with the fatal decree of December 30. Those not killed by the gunshots were butchered with bayonets. A thick cloud of smoke was wreathing toward the San Antonio River. Texan sources specify the number of prisoners as 407, exclusive of Miller's men. [8] Fannin had chosen to keep his troops at Goliad mainly because it had a fort, from which he believed it would be easier to fight than out in the open. Although Ward and his men fled that night during a blinding rainstorm, the Mexicans overtook part of Ward's force, killing 18 and capturing 31. Kathryn Stoner O'Connor, The Presidio La Baha del Espritu Santo de Ziga, 1721 to 1846 (Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1966). Nearly 350 rebels were executed in the Goliad Massacre, almost twice as many as were killed at the siege of the Alamo. The common grave remained unmarked until about 1858, when a Goliad merchant, George von Dohlen, placed a pile of rocks on what was believed to be the site. Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen. [7] In the early nineteenth century, captured pirates were executed immediately. The execution of James W. Fannin, Jr.'s command in the Goliad Massacre was not without precedent, however, and Mexican president and general Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna, who ultimately ordered the exterminations, was operating within Mexican law. Clarence R. Wharton, Remember Goliad (Houston: McCurdy-Young, 1931). We must defend our rights, ourselves and our country by LEADER: 02102nam a2200481 a 4500: 001: 799387: 003: ICU: 005: 19950904000000.0: 008: 861208s1985 txua b 00110 eng u: 010 |a 84018663 : 020 |a 0890154767 : |c $10.95 . Colonel Fannin was the last to be executed, after seeing his men butchered. captured in other encounters) were shot on March 27, Palm Sunday. Goliad. [6], The entire Texian force was killed except for twenty-eight men who feigned death and escaped. All copyrighted materials included within the Handbook of Texas Online are in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. See also List of massacres in the United States Colonel Fannin was the last to be executed, after seeing his men executed. Fannin, because he was wounded, was shot separately at the mission on the same day. He freed more than 20 others who he determined to be Mexicans or colonists, so he would not be hindered by taking prisoners along on his advance on Fannin's force. This is featured in his collected poems titled Leaves of Grass. Read More. They were overtaken shortly and surrendered for lack of munitions. On March 6, the Mexican force under Santa Anna stormed the Alamo and killed the garrison. Many of those who eventually escaped were first recaptured and later managed a second escape. The Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and subsequently murdered by order of Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna on March 27, 1836. The Battle of Coleto ended with a Texian surrender on March 20. Many Cultures, One Texas Native Americans, Spanish explorers and missionaries, Texian soldiers and early settlers walked the land of what is now Goliad State Park and Historic Site in southeast Texas. The remains were interred at a location southeast of the Presidio la Bahia. Jack Shackelford, commander of the Red Rovers under James W. Fannin at Goliad, was a survivor and chronicler of the battle of Coleto and the Goliad Massacre. [10] King and a group were executed on March 16 at Refugio. Remember Goliad!. A monument marks the burial site outside. Nell White, Goliad in the Texas Revolution (M.A. [14] Fannin met to discuss terms with Colonel Juan Jos Holzinger ("Holsinger"). The Goliad Massacre occurred March 27, 1836, just three weeks after the battle of the Alamo. Urrea departed Goliad, leaving Colonel Jos Nicols de la Portilla in command. Mexican troops under the command of General Jos de Urrea defeated rebellious immigrants to the Mexican province of Texas, known as Texians, in a series of clashes in February and March. Amon B. Slaughter at Goliad : the Mexican massacre of 400 Texas volunteers / by: Stout, Jay A., 1959- Published: (2008) Goliad : the other Alamo / by: Bradle, William R. Published: (2007) Captain Phillip Dimmitt's commandancy of Goliad, 1835-1836 : an episode of the Mexican Federalist war in Texas, usually referred to as the Texian Revolution / by: Huson, Hobart, 1893-1983 Published: (1974) Hobart Huson, El Copano: Ancient Port of Bexar and La Bahia (Refugio, Texas: Refugio Timely Remarks, 1935). https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goliad-massacre. Please improve this article by adding a reference. Hurry, Early Registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting in El Paso ends soon. 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. Only then were they made aware that Colonel Fannin and his men had already surrendered following the Battle of Coleto. [4] At 3:00a.m. on February 27, Urrea's advance patrol surprised Johnson and about 45 men, initiating the Battle of San Patricio. [1][5], The next day, Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, Colonel Portilla had the 303 Texians marched out of Fort Defiance into three columns on the Bexar Road, San Patricio Road, and the Victoria Road, between two rows of Mexican soldiers; they were shot point-blank, and any survivors were clubbed and knifed to death. After the executions, the Texians' bodies were piled and burned. When dawn broke, however, so did the realization that the arrival of Mexican reinforcements during the night had made their situation hopeless. Inside the walls of the Presidio, the wounded Texian commander, Col. James W. Fannin was executed at point blank range. Santa Anna responded to this entreaty by repeatedly ordering Urrea to comply with the law and execute the prisoners. All Rights Reserved. Fannin also believed that by occupying Goliad, he could prevent Mexican commander Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna from drawing supplies from the Gulf of Mexico, but Fannin was called to assist Colonel William Travis at the Alamo. Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos. [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. Ward and the Georgia Battalion attempted to escape to Victoria, where they expected to link up with the balance of Fannin's command. Hermann Ehrenberg, Texas und Seine Revolution (Leipzig: Wigand, 1843; abridged trans. This order was received on March 26 by Col. Jos Nicols de la Portilla, whom Urrea had left at Goliad. At sunrise on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, the unwounded Texans were formed into three groups under heavy guard commanded by Capt. John C. Duval and the remainder of Fannins men were brought back to Goliad where they were confined in Presidio la Baha for the following week. "There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. [11] The Texians were less than one mile (1.6km) from the safety of the tree line of Coleto Creek. Refresh the page, check Medium 's. If Urrea gave him that guarantee, however, he did not have the power to do so. 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). [30] Santa Annas ruthless treatment of the captured soldiers had the opposite effect than what he intended. Capt. The death toll would have been even higher if not for a Mexican woman known as the Angel of Goliad who convinced a Mexican colonel to spare the lives of approximately 20 doctors, orderlies and interpreters. Captain King and all but one man were executed in short order. The Most Patriotic Thing You Can Do This (Or Any) 4th of July. The Texians thought they would likely be set free in a few weeks. Thirty nine were killed inside the fort, under the direction of Captain Carolino Huerta of the Tres Villas battalion, with Colonel Garay saving one. Surviving Goliad the Story of John C. Duval | by Texas General Land Office | Save Texas History | Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. Santa Anna's Mexican army killed virtually all of the roughly 200 Texans (or Texians) defending the Alamo, including their leaders, Colonels William B. Travis and James Bowie, and the legendary. He ordered the immediate execution of the perfidious foreigners and dispatched an aide to Goliad to ensure that Lieutenant Colonel Jose Nicolas de la Portilla, who had been left in charge at Goliad while Urrea continued his march through southern Texas, carried out his brutal directive. His diary, edited by Hobart Huson, was published in 1949 and is considered one of the best sources of information for the period. At a prearranged moment, or upon a given signal, the guards fired upon the prisoners at a range too close to miss. News of the Goliad Massacre spread outrage, resentment, and fear among the population of the fledgling Republic of Texas and abroad. Texas lost many volunteers during its hard-won fight for independence from Mexico, but one harrowing episode stands out. Among these was Herman Ehrenberg, who later wrote an account of the massacre; William Lockhart Hunter survived despite being bayoneted and clubbed with a musket. The TSHA makes every effort to conform to the principles of fair use and to comply with copyright law. It would be entirely consistent with British actions throughout the world in the 19th Century where adventurers operated with at least the tacit support of the British government in pursuing this scheme or that. The area that bordered the United States, known as Texas, was populated primarily by English-speaking settlers, known as Texians. he was the commander of the troops at the battle of Goliad. A Mexican consular official initially said only one of the dead. [13] That night, King led his men in an independent escape attempt. One company, badly led, broke ranks at the beginning of Mexa's action, and half its number, together with wounded men from other companies, were captured by Santa Anna's forces the next day. 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, Urrea's right wing consisted of about 1000 soldiers; unknown number of executioners, 28 escaped, 20 spared as workers, 75 spared as unarmed captives. Fannin and some forty (Pea estimated eighty or ninety) wounded Texans unable to march were put to death within the presidio under the direction of Capt. They then headed for Lavaca Bay, where they would end up surrounded. The name of Goliad was etched in Texas' collective memory, however, through a single eventthe now-disputed Goliad Massacre. [4] He recruited about 200 Tejano volunteers from the area, including some previously sympathetic to the Texians, to join him. Urrea satisfied his conscience by shooting King and fourteen of his men, while "setting at liberty all who were colonists or Mexicans. Unhurt myself, I sprang up and, concealed by the thick smoke, fled along the hedge in the direction of the river, the noise of the water for my guide. John C. Duval was college-educated, and descended from a distinguished family his father served as the first U.S. territorial governor of Florida, and his family had ties going back to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. King and his men had infuriated their enemies by burning local ranchos and shooting eight Mexicans seated around a campfire, and these enemies were clamoring for vengeance. One week later, under the orders of Mexican General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna, the Texians were marched outside the fort and shot. The largest group, including what remained of Ward's Georgia Battalion and Capt. The survivors reached Goliad on February 29. General Thomas J. Rusk found the remains of the massacre victims in June 1836 and gave orders for a formal military funeral. Houston ordered Colonel James W. Fannin to evacuate his 400-man force from Goliad and retreat to Victoria, a town 30 miles to the east behind the natural defense of the Guadalupe River. The bullets whistled round me as I swam slowly and wearily to the other side, but none wounded me. [1] The execution of the Texan soldiers, however horrific, was not without precedent. O massacre foi relutantemente realizado pelo general Jos de Urrea sob as ordens do presidente do Mxico, Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna . After wandering on the coastal prairie for several days, the Georgia Battalion reached Victoria, only to find it in the possession of the Mexican army. Urrea wrote in his diary that he "wished to elude these orders as far as possible without compromising my personal responsibility." The gist of these was that Fannin and his men, including his officers and the wounded, should be treated as prisoners of war according to the usages of civilized nations and, as soon as possible, paroled and returned to the United States. Therefore, the massacre cannot be considered isolated from the events and legislation preceding it. Santa Anna replied to Urrea's clemency letter on March 23 by ordering immediate execution of these "perfidious foreigners" and repeated the order in a letter the next day. As Palm Sunday dawned on March 27, the prisoners were divided into quarters. [citation needed], The Goliad massacre contributed to the frenzy of the Runaway Scrape. The killing Henderson K. Yoakum, History of Texas from Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846 (2 vols., New York: Redfield, 1855). [28] Nearly one month later, word reached La Bahia (Goliad) that Santa Anna had been defeated and had surrendered while trying to flee at the Battle of San Jacinto. King on a mission to Refugio on March 11, to remove several noncombatant families out of the path of Urrea's army. Antonio Ramrez, and first adjutant Agustn Alcrrica (a colonel in the Tres Villas Battalion in April 1836). 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. On the other hand, Maj. Juan Jos Holsinger, one of the Mexican commissioners, lulled their suspicions by entering the Texan lines with the greeting, "Well, gentlemen! 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). Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Joseph E. Field, Three Years in Texas (Greenfield and Boston, Massachusetts, 1836; rpt., Austin: Steck, 1935). While the sick and wounded remained in the chapel, the other three groups were escorted on different roads out of town. His increasingly dictatorial policies, including the revocation of the Constitution of 1824 in early 1835, incited federalists throughout the nation to revolt. CORRUPT AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY: The fight to validate the 2nd D&E Platoon, Biography of Nnamdi Kanu, Age, Career and Net Worth, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg02. Hawkins, who was in her 20s at the time, escaped the violence with her siblings and moved to Pasco County . 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). In 1936, in celebration of the Texas Centennial, money was appropriated to build a massive pink granite monument, dedicated on June 4, 1938. 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. It had a population of 1975 at the 2000 census. Burr H. Duval's company, was marched toward the upper ford of the San Antonio River on the Bexar road. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. [15][16], The Mexicans took the Texians back to Goliad, where they were held as prisoners at Fort Defiance (Presidio La Bahia). Over the protests of his officers, Fannin also ordered his troops to stop for more than an hour to allow their oxen to graze. 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. For information about how to add references, see, Matthew Ellenberger, "HORTON, ALBERT CLINTON," Handbook of Texas Online (, Harbert Davenport and Craig H. Roell, "GOLIAD MASSACRE," Handbook of Texas Online (, Craig H. Roell, "MILLER, WILLIAM PARSONS," Handbook of Texas Online (, Castaneda, H.W. Instead, the Mexican commanding officer shot Fannin in the face, burned his body with the others and kept the timepiece as a war prize. Among these was Herman Ehrenberg, who later wrote an account of the massacre. Several of the survivors of the massacre were present at the funeral speech, McMahon explained. John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas, or the Adventures of Jack Dobell (Austin: Gammel, 1892; new ed., Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1986). Not until the morning of March 19 did Fannin finally begin his retreat from Goliad. Find the perfect massacre of able stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. SAN ANTONIO John Willingham long has been fascinated with the horrific "Goliad Massacre," which came three weeks after the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and further riled the Texans in their . Urreas advance riders had already spotted the Texan defenses, and the main army was just hours behind. Shackelford, Jack (1790-1857). 342 men were executed at Goliad. This article does not contain any citations or references. Unsere Bestenliste Jan/2023 - Ultimativer Test Beliebteste Modelle Beste Angebote Smtliche Vergleichssieger JETZT direkt ansehen. Age 32, he was taken by Mexican soldiers to the courtyard in front of the chapel, blindfolded, and seated in a chair (due to his leg wound from the battle). Santa Anna sent General Jos Urrea marching into Texas from Matamoros, to make his way north along the coast of Texas. Even on the move, Fannins long-delayed retreat advanced at a sluggish pace. [29] Although overshadowed by the fall of the Alamo, the Goliad Massacre claimed the lives of twice as many Texas rebels. When the Mexican general reported to Santa Anna that he was holding the San Patricio prisoners, Santa Anna ordered Urrea to comply with the decree of December 30. Those who survived the initial volley were run down by the Mexican cavalry. 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. Colonel Jos Nicols de la Portilla under orders of the President of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. King had been defeated in the battle of Refugio, surrendered near Dimitt's Landing on the terms accorded Fannin, and he and about eighty of his men of the Georgia Battalion were added to the Goliad prisoners on March 25. About 26 men were retained at Victoria as laborers, but 55 of the prisoners were marched into Goliad on March 25. Ruby C. Smith, "James W. Fannin, Jr., in the Texas Revolution," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 23 (October 1919, January, April 1920). Meanwhile, Mexican forces under General Jos de Urrea were quickly reaching Goliad, and they defeated three Texan forces at the Battle of San Patricio on February 27, the Battle of Agua Dulce on March 2, and the Battle of Refugio on March 12.[10]. The Texans lost control of Goliad on March 20, 1836, in the Battle of Coleto Creek. The men were marched instead to Matamoros after the battle of San Jacinto. By the time the colonel ordered the retreat, it was too late. Date: March 27, 1836. The injured Fannin was the last to be slaughtered. It features an art deco relief sculpture and the names of the men who were killed.[32]. [13][19] Forty Texians were unable to walk. [7], Also spared were the 75 soldiers of William Parsons Miller and the Nashville Battalion, who had surrendered while still unarmed. Urrea wrote to Santa Anna to ask for clemency for the Texians. [3] The company, known as the Mustangs, came under the command of Colonel James W. Fannin once they arrived in Texas. Urrea wrote in his diary that he "wished to elude these orders as far as possible without compromising my personal responsibility." Fannin could have probably cut his way to safety, but he refused to abandon the wounded. He said the Texan prisoners and American volunteers numbered about 400, while the Mexican captors totaled 700, in addition to cavalry and smaller groups of Mexican soldiers he saw gathered on the prairie. The next morning, seeing Urrea receive one hundred more men and three more artillery pieces, Fannin agreed to surrender. When one of their carts fell into the San Antonio River, the colonel told his men to halt and retrieve it. Austin had declared that "War is our only recourse. The massive number of Texian prisoner-of-war casualties throughout the Goliad Campaign led to Goliad being called a "Massacre" by Texas-American forces and fueled the frenzy of the Runaway Scrape . On March 14, Ward defended his position at the Refugio Mission, while King's men fought from a stand of trees. O'Connor (1966), pp. "The Mexican Side of the Texas Revolution". At around 8 a.m. on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, Colonel Portilla had the able bodied of 342 Texians marched out of Fort Defiance into three columns on the Bexar Road, San Patricio Road, and the Victoria Road. In Goliad. Harbert Davenport and Craig H. Roell, The exact fate of others captured at Refugio is not known. [citation needed], Fortunately, due to the intervention of the "Angel of Goliad" (Francita Alavez) and the courageous effort of Colonel Francisco Garay, twenty more men were held and spared as doctors, interpreters, or workers. The Goliad Campaign was the 1836 Mexican offensive to retake the Texas Gulf Coast during the Texas Revolution. With cannons stationed at each corner of the square, the Texans held firm. He assured Fannin that there was no known instance where a prisoner of war who had trusted to the clemency of the Mexican government had lost his life, that he would recommend to General Santa Anna acceptance of the terms proposed by Fannin's men, and that he was confident of obtaining Santa Anna's approval within a period of eight days. Bounty certificates were issued at the rate of 320 acres for every three months of service. Coordinates: 283851N 972259W / 28.6476N 97.3830W / 28.6476; -97.3830. Harbert Davenport and Craig H. Roell. This show of generosity after a hotly contested engagement is worthy of the highest commendation, Urrea wrote to Santa Anna, and I can do no less than to commend it to your Excellency.. [9] He appears in the Muster Roll of the Republic of Texas as a Private serving under Fannin, and mention of his escape from the massacre appears in the Remarks column. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. On March 19 he began his retreat, but he and his men were surrounded and forced to surrender at the battle of Coleto. According to the written terms, Fannins men were to be treated as prisoners of war under international custom and would be released back to the United States. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." Until this episode Santa Anna's reputation had been that of a cunning and crafty man, rather than a cruel one. After his brush with death at Goliad, John C. Duval lived a long, distinguished life. The wounded Texans, about fifty (some estimates are much higher) including doctors and orderlies, Colonel Fannin among them, were returned to Goliad over the next two days. That afternoon, Urrea's cavalry encircled the Texians. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. Founded on the San Antonio River, it is the county seat of Goliad County. Santa Anna responded to this entreaty by repeatedly ordering Urrea to comply with the law and execute the prisoners. No one stirred. On I went, the river rolled at my feet, the shouting and yelling behind. [2] J. Frank Dobie, John C. Duval: First Texas Man of Letters, Southwest Review Vol. 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. Abel Morgan, An Account of the Battle of Goliad and Fanning's Massacre (Paducah, Kentucky?, 1847?). The Goliad Massacre hardened attitudes toward Santa Anna throughout the United States and inflamed and unified the Texas resistance. We'll send you a couple of emails per month, filled with fascinating history facts that you can share with your friends. Many were killed or captured. Because of the intervention of Francita Alavez (known as the "Angel of Goliad"), 20 more men were spared to act as doctors, interpreters, or workers. On March 15, as their ammunition ran short, Texians retreated from Refugio. The death toll would have been even higher if not for a Mexican woman. Duval and the few other men who escaped the massacre were heavily pursued by Mexican troops for the following days. Believing that he had found an effective deterrent to expected American help for Texas, Santa Anna sought and obtained from the Mexican Congress the decree of December 30, 1835, which directed that all foreigners taken in arms against the government should be treated as pirates and shot. This order was received by Portilla on March 26, who decided it was his duty to comply, despite receiving a countermanding order from Urrea later that same day. The immediate advance of the enemy may be confidently expected, Houston warned Fannin. Believing they were on missions to gather wood, drive cattle or even sail to safety in New Orleans, the rebels joked and swapped stories. The Mexicans received overwhelming reinforcements and heavy artillery. 20 killed, est. Even then we could hardly believe that they meant to shoot us, for if we had we should assuredly have rushed forward in our desperation, and weaponless though we were, some of our murderers would have met their death at our hands. He sent couriers to Ward, but most of them were intercepted by Urrea's cavalry. Col. James W. Fannin and his army of men had surrendered to the Mexican army and agreed to be. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [8], Spared men were given white arm bands, and while wearing them could walk about freely. 147148 gives the number of men killed with Grant as 11. The location of the gravesite was forgotten until years later, when human bone fragments were discovered by a group of boys. Victoria Advocate, January 3, 1932, 88th Anniversary Number, September 28, 1934. Whether indecisive, stubborn or loyal to the rebels away on missions whom he did not want to abandon, Fannin remained in Goliad until the morning of March 19. In 1892, Duval published his journal, Early Times in Texas, or, the Adventures of Jack Dobell, which detailed his imprisonment, escape, and eventual return to safety during the final month of the Texas Revolution. 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