A print of the ruins of an Old Church and Fortification at Goliad, as denoted by the crubling brick walls across the hilly landscape, the domed stone ceiling can be seen in the center of the print since the church was the only building left standing. During the war, many U.S. Volunteer troops passed through Texas on their way to Mexico. Private Furber and several soldiers of the Tennessee Mounted Infantry visited the ruins of the Goliad mission and fortifications on October 20th, 1846 where, by Mexican General Santa Anna's orders, over 400 Texan prisoners had been executed on March 27, 1836, during the Texans' War of Independence. [This is a page from the book "The Twelve Months Volunteer, or Journal of a Private in the Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry, in the Campaign in Mexico, 1846-7..." by author and artist George C. Furber, who compiled notes and sketches from first-hand observations on site or from additional sources. Furber's text on pages 148-156 discusses this image and related events.]
