James Fannin
Battle of Concepcion
Battle of Coleto Creek
- For the Louisiana politician, see James R. Fannin.
James Walker Fannin, Jr. (January 1, 1804 (probably) – March 27, 1836) was a 19th-century U.S. military figure on the Texas Army and leader during the Texas Revolution of 1835–36. After being outnumbered and surrendering to Mexican forces at the Battle of Coleto Creek, Colonel Fannin and nearly all his 344 men were executed soon afterward at Goliad, Texas, under Santa Anna's orders for all rebels to be executed.
He was memorialized in several place names, including a military training camp.
(Early life and family) James Walker Fannin joined the United States Military Academy at on July 1, 1819 under the name "James F. Walker". He resigned from West Point due to poor grades, absences and tardiness.
In 1821 James Fannin moved to Columbus, Georgia to become a merchant. He married Minerva Fort on 17 July 1829. They had two daughters together.
In 1834, Fannin settled at Velasco in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas (now Texas), where he owned a plantation and was a managing partner in a slave-trading syndicate. By 1835, Fannin was becoming part of the growing Anglo-American resistance to the Mexican government in Texas. He wrote letters seeking financial assistance and volunteers to help the Texas cause.
Read more about James Fannin: Texas Revolution, Failed Expedition To Support The Alamo and Aftermath, Battle of Coleto Creek, The Goliad Massacre, Legacy and Honors
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