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FANNIN'S MEN


I. Whence They Came


The small Texan army that was destroyed under Col. James W. Fannin during February and March, 1836, was brought together from all parts of the American Southwest. Its units, considered in order of their arrival at Goliad, were:

1. A detachment of regulars, usually called "Westover's Company," but consisting actually of:

(1) A small company of regulars enlisted by Captain John M. Allen from among Mexia's Tampico men, which arrived at Refugio under Lieutenant Francis W. Thornton about January 1, 1836; and which, on January 19th, numbered twenty-nine men; and,

(2) The nucleus (about fourteen men) of a company of Regular Artillery, enlisted in the Irish Colonies by Captain Ira J. Westover, January 1-7, 1836.

Thornton's men became the garrison at Goliad about January 21st. Captain Westover marched to Goliad with Fannin, about February 12th, and became, by virtue of his rank, commander of all the regulars attached to Fannin's command.

2. A small volunteer company, twenty-nine in all, enlisted by Captain John Chenoweth at Bexar, and from among

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© 1936 Harbert Davenport
NOTES FROM AN UNFINISHED STUDY OF FANNIN AND HIS MEN
H. David Maxey, Editor             Webpage of January 1, 2000