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On May 17, 1862, the captain of the USS Santee sailed to Galveston, and demanded the surrender of the town, threatening to begin bombarding the place on May 23; the threatened attack did not occur. [5] In August, Union Admiral David Glasgow Farragut ordered Commander William B. Renshaw [6] to destroy blockade runners and capture Galveston if ...
Dec 7, 2020 · December 7, 2020 by Lyman. In the fall of 1862, Union Commodore William B. Renshaw sailed into Galveston harbor and demanded the surrender of the island city by its occupants. With virtually no defense force, the Confederate commander on the island, Colonel Joseph J. Cook, had little choice but to comply. About the same time in late 1862, Major ...
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. After the loss of the cutter Harriet Lane, the Union Fleet Commander William B. Renshaw blew up the stranded vessel USS ...
- January 1, 1863(1863-01-01)
- Confederate victory
- Galveston, Texas
Jul 18, 2016 · A naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863. July 18, 2016. As part of the Union blockade of the Texas coast, Commander William B. Renshaw led his squadron of eight ships into Galveston harbor to ...
Mar 29, 2018 · Galveston, Battle Of. By: Alwyn Barr. Type: General Entry. Published: 1952. Updated: March 29, 2018. As part of the Union blockade of the Texas coast, Commander William B. Renshaw led his squadron of eight ships into Galveston harbor to demand surrender of the most important Texas port on October 4, 1862. Brig.
Oct 23, 2020 · Battle of Galveston. Published October 23, 2020. By John V. Quarstein. Major General John Bankhead Magruder arrived in Texas in late October 1862 and immediately sought to regain the laurels he had earned on the Virginia Peninsula. Galveston, Texas’s major port, had been conquered by Union naval forces earlier the same month.
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The letters of James Black were the writings between him and his wife, Patience, during the Civil War, which were later published by the Galveston News in 1936. The contents of the letters provided a brief glimpse into the war, with James providing the perspective of tired confederate soldier, and Patience giving insight of the civilian side of the war.
