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The Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto led to the withdrawal of the Mexican army from Texas. At the end of May 1836, General Thomas Rusk reoccupied Victoria and Goliad. The Centralist soldiers had only partially burned the bodies of Fannin's men, and grisly reminders of the massacre lay scattered about. Rusk ordered the bones and unburned remains collected and buried. On June 3, 1836, Rusk assembled his command and conducted a funeral ceremony for their fallen comrades. One hundred years later, the State of Texas built a monument to Fannin's men. Known as the Fannin Memorial Monument, it was completed and dedicated in 1938, and it is managed by Goliad County.
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