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Map of Galveston Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.. The Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.
The Battle of Galveston Harbor was fought at Galveston, Texas on October 4, 1862, during the American Civil War. After attempts to blockade the Texas coastline were unsuccessful, the Union Navy decided to attempt to capture the port of Galveston.
The Battle of Galveston Harbor, or the Battle of Galveston Bay [1] was a naval engagement between the Republic of Texas and Mexico in Galveston Harbor on August 26, 1837. After the end of the Texas Revolution in 1836, Mexico and the newly declared Republic of Texas sporadically fought at sea. Texas was hoping to gain independence, while Mexico ...
Second Battle of Sabine Pass Joseph Jarvis Cook (1826-1869) was an American Colonel who served the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War . He was most notable for being the main Confederate commander at the Battle of Galveston Harbor .
Edward Lea (January 31, 1837 – January 1, 1863) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Galveston and died in the arms of his father, who was on the opposing side in the conflict.
The Battle of Galveston (sometimes called the Second Battle of Galveston) was a battle during the American Civil War on January 1, 1863, at Galveston, Texas. Battle of Galveston or Battle of Galveston Harbor may also refer to: Action off Galveston Light, a short naval battle near Galveston Lighthouse on January 11, 1863; Battle of Galveston ...
They saw little action until the Battle of Galveston in January 1863, [1] in which they served with distinction, for which their action were commended by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. On May 26, 1865, at New Orleans, the 20th Texas Infantry was surrendered to Federal forces [ 1 ] as part of General Edmund Kirby Smith's Confederate ...
On 1 January 1863, in what would come to be known as the Battle of Galveston, the improvised cotton-clad Bayou City, captained by Henry S. Lubbock the brother of Texas governor Francis Lubbock, [3] served as the flagship of a small fleet under the command of Major Leon Smith which also consisted of the tugboat Neptune and two smaller tenders, who succeeded in an operation to drive superior ...