The Colonel Fannin Room...
-Dedicated to the memory of the Georgia Battalion and their commander that died in Goliad Texas in the war for Texas Independence aganist Mexico. Colonel Fannin a good Georgia boy and the namesake of our county was on his way to the Alamo when he heard of their defeat and was given orders to retreat he didn’t move fast enough and was surrounded by the Mexican army.
He negotiated a surrender with the Mexican general and the Mexican president Santa Ana did not honor and he ordered them massacred the battalion on Palm Sunday in 1843? General Sam Houston went on to defeat the Mexican Army, the troops rallying cry was Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad. In the chapters of history most people have forgotten our Georgia boys contribution. We wish to honor these brave troops with this room. You will see portraits of Colonel Fannin when he was a student at West Point. Joanna Troutman from Knoxville, Ga who made the flag for the Georgia Battalion a Blue Star on a white background and honored by the state of Texas as their Betsy Ross. This portrait of Troutman hangs in the Texas Capitol.
He negotiated a surrender with the Mexican general and the Mexican president Santa Ana did not honor and he ordered them massacred the battalion on Palm Sunday in 1843? General Sam Houston went on to defeat the Mexican Army, the troops rallying cry was Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad. In the chapters of history most people have forgotten our Georgia boys contribution. We wish to honor these brave troops with this room. You will see portraits of Colonel Fannin when he was a student at West Point. Joanna Troutman from Knoxville, Ga who made the flag for the Georgia Battalion a Blue Star on a white background and honored by the state of Texas as their Betsy Ross. This portrait of Troutman hangs in the Texas Capitol.
Amenities:
- Master bed room on main floor.
- Queen antique canopy bed with luxury sheets
- French doors opening onto screened porch with views of Cherokee National Forest and Little Frog Mountain.
- Bath with Georgia pink marble shower.
- Private exterior entrance.... available as a single unit or in combination with other rooms.