Sea of Mud Exhibit Features Discoveries from Retreat after Battle of San Jacinto
On October 9, the Texas A&M University Libraries will present Sea of Mud: the Retreat of the Mexican Army after the Battle of San Jacinto: an Archaeological Investigation at 3 p.m. in the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. After their defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto, the Mexican army became bogged down in terrain which Santa Anna’s successor, Vicente Filisola, described as “un Mar de Lodo,” or sea of mud. This unforeseen disaster prevented further military action against the Texan army and ignited the chain of events which contributed to the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
This exhibition casts the dynamic story through numerous objects abandoned by the retreating army along a route rediscovered by Dr. Gregg Dimmick ’74, a pediatrician and avocational archaeologist living in Wharton, Texas. The excavated artifacts on display – munitions, elements of uniforms, and personal belongings – vividly depict the struggles of the retreating army and the many noncombatants who followed the soldiers.
The opening will feature an exhibition viewing with remarks by Dr. Dimmick and Dr. James E. Crisp, a respected historian and recent author of Sleuthing the Alamo. The event will be open to the public. For more information contact, Todd Samuelson at 845-1951.