Texas During The Civil War Essay

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There were 3 battles in Texas during the Civil War: Battle Of Sabine Pass, Battle of Galveston, and the Battle of Palmito Ranch. The Battle of Sabine Pass took place near the Sabine River, The Battle Of Galveston took place on Galveston Harbor, and The Battle Of Palmito Ranch took place near the Rio Grande river.

Battle of Galveston:
William B. Renshaw led his 8 ships into Galveston Harbor.
During this time, General Paul O. Hebert commanded the Confederates District Of Texas to remove most of the artillery from Galveston Island.
The Fort Point Garrison fired on Renshaw's ships, which got fired back by using the Confederates cannon.
Colonel Joseph Cook arranged a four day truce while he took his men back to mainland.
General John Magruder …show more content…

Cook failed to seize the wharf of the ship because of the short ladders provided for his men.
The Confederate's "Cotton clad" fired on the rear of the Union ship.
The Neptune sank when it tried to collide with the Union ship, but men from the Bayou City seized the federal ship.
The other Union ships sailed out to sea ignoring when the Confederates surrendered. Magruder had retaken Galveston with a loss of 26 killed and 117 wounded.Union losses included captured infantry and The Harriet Lane their ship The port remained under the Confederate's control for the rest of the war.

The Battle of the Sabine Pass:

The Union attempted to occupy and invade Texas which led to the Battle Of Sabine Pass. The U.S. Navy blockaded Texas Coast while the Confederates captured major ports. Union was interested in the land west of the Mississippi River because of the cotton. Dick Dowling, a Confederates barkeeper, was under command for General John Magruder. He was key to the battle of the Sabine Pass because other people in the Union, attempted to invade Texas. So, with the command from Dick Dowling to 5,000 troops he stopped the Union from invading Texas. He not only stopped them from coming, but he strengthened the fort in Houston, and was a hero in the Civil

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