P. Duval Tallahassee Florida A.J. Ferguson from J. G. Ferguson, Executed by Centralista Mexican Forces at Goliad 27 March 1836. Our number of men consists of about 400, all of which are volunteers from the States, with the exception of 30 regulars. Our commander is Col. Fannin, and I am sorry to say, the majority of the soldiers do not like him, for what cause I do not know, without it is because they think he has not the interest of the country at heart, or that he wishes to become great without taking the proper steps to attain greatness. On last Friday, February 26, we started to San Antonio to attack the enemy at that place but we only got two miles from town and camped for the night, and next morning a council of war was called when it was concluded that we had better return and put the town in a better state of defense, which upon the whole was a good policy, not only in that respect but others, one of which is this. All of our provisions in the bread line were as Campano and Dimmit's Point, forty miles below here and it was necessary that we should stay in order to keep the Mexicans from cutting off our supplies.
Provisions are very scarce and have been.
We are not prepared by any means to stand a siege, in as much as we neither have ammunition nor provisions, so you see we must make decisive battles. I think I stand a good chance for being seargeant-mate to the army at this place as soon as there is something to do in that line. The situation of the country is of high, dry character, no local causes for diseases of any kind and the land is of high rolling nature. We brothers may never meet on earth again, yet I pray God we may all meet in Heaven. Yes, Jack, though I am surrounded by wicked men, yet I still try to serve the Lord.