February 20-22, 2009 - Garrison of Ft
Defiance at Presidio La Bahia, Goliad. From Scott McMahon:
Gentlemen,
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write with notice of an upcoming
Texas War of Independence event. For some time now I have wanted to organize a
garrison of Ft. Defiance event, recreating the time just prior to the final
days of Fannin's command. I recently contacted the site and secured the weekend
of February 20-22, 2009. The event will recreate the early days of Fannin's
command at Goliad circa February 1836. I already have several interesting and
unique scenarios in the planning stages and am confident this will be an event
all will enjoy.
This will be an immersive type event with an eye towards progressive
impressions. For the event we decided to portray the LaFayette Battalion which
includes a good mix of "uniformed" and non uniformed units from
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, and other southern states. We will be recreating
the daily life of the Goliad garrison and will not be participating in any
skirmishes as we are portraying a period before the two opposing forces
clashed. This will be a unique event, it will be a great prelude to the actual
Fannin Massacre reenactment and will be a primer for the upcoming 175th
Anniversary of the Siege and Fall of the Alamo being planned for 2011.
With the units being recreated and the scenarios in the planning, I think there
will be a place for each and every one of you. More information will be
forthcoming at www.TexianWarForIndependence.com
but if you prefer to have information emailed directly to you please forward a
note to my hotmail account noted (and linked) below. Please consider this event
and if you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me. Thank you
for your time and consideration and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
Scott McMahon
tejanodiablo@hotmail.com
979 218-7752
July '08 added notes: It is February of 1836, Col. James Walker Fannin has
recently reorganized his command and is busy preparing the old Spanish presidio
in Goliad for an expected attack from the Mexican army under General Urrea.
Col. Fannin's men are occupied not only with reinforcing the walls of the
presidio but also with daily drilling, guard duty, scouting patrols and all of
the other activities associated with 19th century garrison life. All is abustle
within the walls of the old presidio.
This will be an immersive type event with an eye towards progressive
impressions. For the event we decided to portray the LaFayette Battalion which
includes a good mix of "uniformed" and non-uniformed units from Alabama,
Kentucky, Tennessee, and other southern states. Along with the units just
listed we will also be portraying Cpt. Guerra's artillery crew known as the
Tampico Company. The Tampico Company was made up of soldiers who left the
Mexican Army at Tampico, just ahead of the Centralist troops. We will be
recreating the daily life of the Goliad garrison and will not be participating
in any skirmishes as we are portraying a period before the two opposing forces
clashed. This will be a unique event, it will be a great prelude to the actual
Fannin Massacre reenactment and will be a primer for the upcoming 175th
Anniversary of the Siege and Fall of the Alamo being planned for 2011.
With the units being recreated and the scenarios in the planning, We think
there will be a place for each and every one of you. More information will be
forthcoming so keep checking back for updates. Please consider this event and
if you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact us. Thank you for
your time and consideration and we look forward to hearing from you soon! -
Scott McMahon Updates and registration form at www.TexianWarForIndependence.com
- This event is rated 4 ½