Sam Houston's son, Andrew Jackson Houston, devoted the second half of his life to the study of his father's papers and Texas history, generally. He was given charge of the San Jacinto battleground that had immortalized his father.
In a cottage near La Porte, overlooking Trinity Bay, Houston read history, wrote history, mapped battlefields, dabbled in sculpture, and painted a couple of massive Texas history scenes.
One was an epic depiction of the Battle of Sabine Pass. The other was a scene filled with gathering storm clouds and tension. It was titled "March to the Massacre." The Mexican flag floats over the walls of Presidio La Bahia. The grass is lush from the same spring rains that had sealed Fannin's fate at the Battle of Coleto.
The gates are open. Mexican soldados wait just beyond them to take up march next to the exiting Texians. Soon, the firing will begin but for now, the scene is one of anticipation and anxiety.
Col. Houston, drawing on survivor's accounts, captured the mood adeptly in watercolor in the 1930s. The original is about 7 feet wide and can be seen today at the San Jacinto Museum. This version is a much more manageable size but no less a moody and immersive view of the second catastrophe of the Texas Revolution.
The Physical Details
- 18x24" (fits in a standard size frame)
- A rarely depicted Texas Revolution scene
- Limited Edition of 254 hand-numbered copies
- Printed with love in Texas on archival heavyweight fine art paper
