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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
Mar 29, 2018 · The Union ships held the harbor, but 264 men of the Forty-second Massachusetts Infantry, led by Col. I. S. Burrell, did not arrive until December 25 to occupy Kuhn's Wharf and patrol the town. When Maj. Gen. John Bankhead Magruder replaced Hébert in the fall of 1862, the new district commander began to organize for the recapture of Galveston.
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 ...
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.
During the Battle of Galveston, the Confederates managed to capture six Union ships, sink one, and run another aground. A total of 300 – 400 Union prisoners were taken. In turn, the number of killed or wounded Confederate soldiers was less than 150, and only one Confederate ship was lost. Galveston remained under Confederate control until the ...
6 days ago · At 3:00 A.M. on January 1st, 4 Confederate gunboats appeared, coming down the bay toward Galveston. Soon afterward,the ships opened fire before dawn, and the Confederates commenced a land attack. The Union forces in Galveston were 3 companies of the 42nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment under the command of Col. Isaac S. Burrell.
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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. While Galveston was defended by Confederate forces, most of the cannons in the city's defenses were ...
