The above image is the "Fannin Memorial" erected to honor Col. James Walker Fannin and the men of his command. 

(Photo courtesy of Douglas Anderson)

      The above image is the Historical Marker erected at the "Fannin Memorial" by the Texas Historical Commission,  detailing the plight of Col. J. W. Fannin and his men. 

(Photo courtesy of Douglas Anderson)

Grave  of  Col.  J.  W.   Fannin  and  his  men

       after the battle of coleto (march 19-20, 1836), where a texas army under col. james walker fannin met defeat by mexicans in superior numbers, the texas soldiers were held in the presidio la bahia, supposedly as war prisoners.  however, by order of mexican gen. antonio lopez de santa anna, approximately 400 of fannin's men were marched out and massacred on palm sunday, march 27, 1836.  The wounded were shot one by one in the fort compound.  Col. Fannin was the last to die.

      because of their profession, drs. j. h. barnard, j. e. field and jack shackelford were spared.  about 25 men were saved by a mexican woman, "the angel of goliad."  approximately 30 escaped by feigning death or by swimming the san antonio river.  the texans' corpses were stripped and partly burned, but left unburied.

      this atrocity three weeks after the fall of the alamo gave texans part of the battle cry -- "remember the alamo!  remember la bahia!" -- under which decisive victory was won at san jacinto on april 21, 1836.

      gen. thomas j. rusk and the texan army afterwards marched here and gathered the bones of fannin's men from the terrain.  from presidio la bahia the remains were carried in procession to the grave, and there given a military funeral and burial on june 3, 1836.

(The above narrative is from the inscription on the Texas Historical Commission Marker at the site of the Fannin Memorial, the gravesite of Col. J. W. Fannin and his men.  See image above.)

nameS,  "A"  -  "K"

information

Abercrombie,  Wiley  A.

Adams,  James  Moss

Aldridge,   Isaac

Aldridge,  John

Allen. Peter

Allen,  Layton

Allison,  Alfred

Allston, William L.

Ames,  Allison

Anderson,   Patrick H.

Bagby,  James S.

Baker,   Augustus

Baker,  Stephen

Barklev,  John H.

Barnhill,   John  N.

Barton,  Thomas  B.

Bates,  Anthonv

Batts,  James S.

Beall,  Josias  B.

Beck,   John  F.

Bell,  Marvin

Bellows,  Fred J.

Bentley,   Henry  Hogue

Blackwell,  Joseph  H.

Blake,  Thomas  M.

Bouch,  Gabriel

Bracev,  Leslie  G.  H.

Bradford,   James  A.

Brashear,  Richard  G.

Brister,  Nathaniel  R.

Brooks,  John  Sowers

Brown,   J.  S.

Brown,  Oliver

Brown,  William  S.

Bryson,  John  M.

Buckley,  Daniel

Burbidge,  Thomas

Burt,  Benjamin  F.

Butler,  Moses

Bynum,  Alfred

Byrne,  Matthew

Cain,  J.  W.

Carabajal,   Mariano

Carlisle,  George  Washington

Carrier,  Charles  J.

Carroll,  Michael  E.

Caruthers, Ewing

Cash,   George W.

Chadwick,  Joseph  M.

Chew,  John

Chisum,  Enoch  P.  Gains

Churchill,  Thomas  T.

Clark,  Joseph  H.

Clark,   Seth

Coe,   John  G.

Coglan,  George

Cole,  William  H.

Coleman,  Jacob

Colston,  William  John

Comstock,  William

Conrad,  Cullen

Conway,  Matthew

Cosbv,  Thomas  H.

Cowan,  William  J.

Cox,  Harvey

Cozart,  Henderson

Cross.  John

Cumming,  George  W.

Cunningham,  John  D.

Curtman,  George  F.

Daniell,  George  Washington

Dasher,  Thomas  Jefferson

Davidson,  Robert  T.

Davis,  George  A.

Daws,   Walter  W.

Day,  H.  B.

Debicki,  Napoleon

Dedrick,   George

Dennis,   Joseph

DeSpain,   Randolph

Devereaux,   Michael

Dickerman,  William  P.

Dickinson,  Noah,  Jr.

Dickson,  Abijah  Hogan

Dickson,  Henrv  H.

Disnev,  Richard

Donoho,   John

Douglass,   Henry  L.

Douglas,  William  G.

Downman,  Henry  M.

Dubose,   William   P.  B.

Duffield,   J.  E.

Duncan,  James

Dusanque,   Francis  J.

Duval,  Burr  H.

Dyer,  George

Eddy,  Andrew  H.

Edwards,  Samuel  M.

Eels,  Otis  G.

Ellis,  James  E.

Ellis,  Michael

Ely,  John

English,  Robert

Escott,

Eubanks,  George

Fadden,  John

Fannin,  James  Walker

Farney,  Samuel

Fenner,  Robert

Ferguson,  Joseph  G.

Foley,  Arthur  G.

Fine,  Charles

Fisher,  John  H.

Fitzsimmons,  Edward

Foster,  J.  A.

Fowler,  Bradford

Franklin,  Elijah  B.

Fraser,  Hugh  McDonald

Frazer,  Charles

Frazer,  William  Warren

Frazier,   Micajah  G.

Freeman,  Thomas  S.

Frizzell,  Terrell  R.

Frost,  Hezekiah

Fuller,  Edward

Gallagher,  Dominic

Gamble,  David

Garner, E dward

Garner,  M.  C.

Gates,  Lucius W.

Gatlin,  William  James

Gibbs,  John

Gibbs,  Lewis  C.

Giebenrath,  Imanuel  Frederic

Gilbert,  William

Gilikson,  Francis

Gilland,  George  M.

Gimble,  John

Gleeson,  John

Gould,

Grace,  John  C.

Graves,  Hansome  O.

Gray,  Francis  H.

Green,  George

Green,  William  T.

Grimes,  James  R.

Grinolds,  E.  J.  D.

Gunter,  William

Hamilton,  James  A.

Hand,  John  J.

Hardwick,  Charles  S.

Harper,  William

Harris,  Jesse

Harris,  William

Harrison,  Erasmus  D.

Haskell,  Charles  Ready

Hastic,  Henry

Hatfield,  William  R.

Hawkins,  Norborne  B.

Heath,  Ebenezer  Smith

Helms,  Wilson

Hemphill,  William

Heyser,  John

Hill,  Stuart

Hitchard,  John

Hodge,  Nathan

Hufty,  Edward H.

Hughes,  Wesley

Hughes,  Wiley

Humphries,  Jesse C.

Hunt,  Francis  M.

Hunter,  William

Hurst,  Stephen  Decatur

Jack,  James  C.

Jackson,  John  N.

James, 

James, John

Jennings,  Charles  B.

Jones,  Henry W.

Johnson,  David

Johnson,  Edward  J.

Johnson,  William  P.

Kelly,  James

Kelly,  John

Kemp,  James  P.

King,  Montgomery  B.

Kinney,  Allen  O.

Kissam,  P.  T.

Kornicky,  John