Ep. 99: A Letter From Goliad

Wise About Texas

Ken Wise

Texan, Places & Travel, Education, Texas, Cowboy, History, Society & Culture, Culture, Jacinto, Texans, San

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🗓️ 28 March 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

On March 27, 1836, several hundred Texian soldiers were brutally murdered on the orders of Santa Anna. One of them, John C. Logan, left us two letters. The first was written at a time of optimism and victory. The second reflected the hard conditions suffered by many in the Texian army. These two letters provide a quick glimpse into the experiences of the brave men who fought for Texas freedom. Hear the reflections of Texian soldier John C. Logan in this episode of Wise About Texas.

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0:00.0	Howdy and welcome to Wise About Texas, the Texas History Podcast. I'm your host Ken Wise. Thank you very much for
0:14.8	joining me today. You are in one of 150 countries in which this podcast is
0:22.2	being heard around the world world which is amazing to me
0:24.7	but it just shows you how unique and interesting Texas and her history really is.
0:30.0	This podcast is being released on Palm Sunday 2021, which is March 28th.
0:39.2	It is the 185th anniversary of the Goliad Massacre. The actual date was yesterday March 27th,
0:48.0	but today is Palm Sunday. In March 27th, 1836 was Palm Sunday. The story is well known. James
0:56.6	Fanon and his army surrendered to the Mexican General Urea after a short
1:02.2	battle at Colito Creek, Santa Ana
1:04.8	ordered all of the prisoners to be killed.
1:08.0	Urea protested, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
1:10.9	Today I want to feature one of those brave Texas heroes because he left us a glimpse of what life was like for those soldiers.
1:19.0	So let's go back to 1836 and get wise about Texas.
1:25.0	Like so many Texian veterans, John C Logan's early life isn't very well recorded.
1:32.0	We know he was of Irish descent and was from Louisville,
1:36.0	Kentucky. He came to Texas, we think, with the New Orleans Grays. No muster rolls
1:41.6	from the Grays exist, but we know that later in his service he was part of the San Antonio
1:46.5	Grays which were formed from the New Orleans Grays. He started for Texas and was in Washington, Texas. Now we call it Washington on the Brazos in December 1835.
1:58.0	And his word of the revolution spread, lots of units were formed in the United States to make their way to Texas and fight for her freedom.
2:07.0	And of course the promise of some free land for service in the military didn't hurt either.
2:13.0	Logan sent a letter in December 1835 to his cousins Louis and Nancy Zering.
2:19.0	He sent the letter from Washington on the Brazos and it was dated December 19th 1835.
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