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James Walker Fannin. Illegitimate son. Southern gentleman. Failed businessman. Devoted family man. Illegal slave trader. Courageous martyr. Tarnished hero of the revolution. But what is the rest of the story? Author Gary Brown brings to life a thorough and insightful analysis of this controversial and sometimes misunderstood historical figure, whom most remember as the commander who lost twice as many men as were killed at the Alamo and San Jacinto combined. Now the story can be completely examined with the help of all Fannins known correspondence during the campaign at Goliad. Read and judge for yourself if history has been fair to James Walker Fannin.

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title Hesitant Martyr in the Texas Revolution James Walker Fannin - photo 1
title:Hesitant Martyr in the Texas Revolution : James Walker Fannin
author:Brown, Gary.
publisher:Republic of Texas Press
isbn10 | asin:1556227787
print isbn13:9781556227783
ebook isbn13:9780585252216
language:English
subjectFannin, James Walker,--1804?-1836, Soldiers--Texas--Biography, Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836, Goliad Massacre, Goliad, Tex., 1836, Texas.--Army--Biography.
publication date:2000
lcc:F390.F23B76 2000eb
ddc:976.4/03/092
subject:Fannin, James Walker,--1804?-1836, Soldiers--Texas--Biography, Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836, Goliad Massacre, Goliad, Tex., 1836, Texas.--Army--Biography.
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Hesitant Martyr in the Texas Revolution:
James Walker Fannin
Gary Brown
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Republic of Texas Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Pubilcation Data
Brown, Gary, 1945
Hesitant Martyr in the Texas Revolution: James Walker Fannin / Gary Brown.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-55622-778-7 (pbk.)
1. Fannin, James Walker, 1804?1836. 2. SoldiersTexasBiography.
3. TexasHistoryRevolution, 18351836. 4. Goliad Massacre, Goliad,
Tex., 1836. 5. Texas. Army--Biography. I. Title.
F390.F23 B76 2000
976.4'03'092dc21
[B] 99-462160
CIP
2000, Gary Brown
All Rights Reserved
Republic of Texas Press is an imprint of Wordware Publishing, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 1-55622-778-7
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
0002
All inquiries for volume purchases of this book should be addressed to Wordware Publishing, Inc., at 2320 Los Rios Boulevard, Plano, Texas 75074. Telephone inquiries may be made by calling:
(972) 423-0090
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CONTENTS
Preface
v
Section I: Southern Roots in Mexican Texas
1
Chapter One: Georgia, West Point, and the Formative Years
3
Chapter Two: Cotton Fields and Slave Ships
16
Chapter Three: Texan migr
21
Chapter Four: Revolutionary Rhetoric
28
Section II: Rebel against Santa Anna
37
Chapter Five: Arrival at Gonzales
39
Chapter Six: With Bowie at Concepcion
49
Chapter Seven: Siege of San Antonio
56
Chapter Eight: Return to Brazoria
69
Chapter Nine: Arrival of the Georgia Volunteers
78
Chapter Ten: Advance to Refugio
90
Chapter Eleven: Retreat to Goliad
99
Section III: The Reluctant Leader
111
Chapter Twelve: Command Staff
113
Chapter Thirteen: The Georgia Units
123
Chapter Fourteen: The Greys
128
Chapter Fifteen: Alabama Red Rovers
133
Chapter Sixteen: Kentucky Mustangs
139
Section IV: The Final Quest for Honor
143
Chapter Seventeen: Refugio and La Bahia
145
Chapter Eighteen: Fannin's "Ides of March"
159
Chapter Nineteen: Letters HomeFannin's Men Speak
178

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Chapter Twenty: Battle of Coleto
185
Chapter Twenty-One: Imprisonment
210
Chapter Twenty-Two: Palm Sunday Massacre
218
Chapter Twenty-Three: Defense of an "Ill-Fated Man"
226
Chapter Twenty-Four: "Curse the Sluggards For Ever"
236
Epilogue
247
Bibliography
261
Index
264

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