The Battle Of Galveston
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The Battle Of Galveston
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Author : Tom Townsend
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-11-01
The Battle Of Galveston written by Tom Townsend and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In 1863 Luke Cochrane and his father go to Galveston to deliver bales of cotton to the Confederate Army and find themselves in the middle of a fierce naval battle. The battle was fought on January 1, 1863 during the Civil War when Confederate forces attacked and forced occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas. When the Civil War ended, Galveston was the only major port still under Confederate control. Tom Townsend if a prolific author of historic fiction for juvenile readers. His works have been nominated and won several awards and have entertained young readers for decades.
Battle On The Bay
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Author : Edward T. Cotham
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Battle On The Bay written by Edward T. Cotham and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with History categories.
The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelines to the outside world. When the war ended in 1865, Galveston was the only major port still in Confederate hands. In this beautifully written narrative history, Ed Cotham draws upon years of archival and on-site research, as well as rare historical photographs, drawings, and maps, to chronicle the Civil War years in Galveston. His story encompasses all the military engagements that took place in the city and on Galveston Bay, including the dramatic Battle of Galveston, in which Confederate forces retook the city on New Year's Day, 1863. Cotham sets the events in Galveston within the overall conduct of the war, revealing how the city's loss was a great strategic impediment to the North. Through his pages pass major figures of the era, as well as ordinary soldiers, sailors, and citizens of Galveston, whose courage in the face of privation and danger adds an inspiring dimension to the story.
Cottonclads
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Author : Donald Shaw Frazier
language : en
Publisher: State House Press
Release Date : 1996
Cottonclads written by Donald Shaw Frazier and has been published by State House Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
A detailed account of the innovative and daring tacticat of the Confederates as they boldly attacked the Union fleet to lift the Federal blockade of Texas.
Galveston And The Civil War
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Author : James M Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-03-22
Galveston And The Civil War written by James M Schmidt and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-22 with History categories.
One of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires, a major Civil War battle and more cast a dark shroud on the city's legacy. Ghostly tales creep throughout the history of famous tourist attractions and historical homes. The altruistic spirit of a schoolteacher who heroically pulled victims from the floodwaters during the great hurricane of 1900 roams the Strand. The ghosts of Civil War soldiers march up and down the stairs at night and pace in front of the antebellum Rogers Building. The spirit of an unlucky man decapitated by an oncoming train haunts the railroad museum, moving objects and crying in the night. Kathleen Shanahan Maca explores these and other haunted tales from the Oleander City.
Some Incidents Of The Battle Of Galveston
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Author : James L. Lee
language : en
Publisher:
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Some Incidents Of The Battle Of Galveston written by James L. Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Galveston (Tex.) categories.
Battle Of Galveston January 1 1863
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Author : Robert Morris Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Battle Of Galveston January 1 1863 written by Robert Morris Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Galveston, Battle of, Galveston, Tex., 1863 categories.
Battle Of Galveston January 1st 1863
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Author : Robert Morris Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Battle Of Galveston January 1st 1863 written by Robert Morris Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with Galveston (Tex.) categories.
Battle Of Galveston January 1s
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Author : Robert M. Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-24
Battle Of Galveston January 1s written by Robert M. Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-24 with History categories.
Decisions Of The Galveston Campaigns
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Author : Edward T Cotham
language : en
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2024-11-26
Decisions Of The Galveston Campaigns written by Edward T Cotham and has been published by Univ Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-26 with History categories.
The Galveston Campaigns were a series of naval and overland battles that pitted Confederate General John B. Magruder and his often-improvised Confederate forces against General Nathaniel P. Banks and a variety of Union army and naval forces. A Federal fleet entered Galveston Bay on October 4, 1862, and the city surrendered after the expiration of a four-day truce. However, on New Year's Day of 1863, Magruder coordinated a bold new attack to retake Galveston using a land bombardment and two cottonclad Confederate gunboats. Aided by victories at the Battle of Sabine Pass and two purely naval engagements in Texas waters, the city would remain in Southern hands and end the war as the last major Confederate port. Decisions of the Galveston Campaigns explores the critical decisions made by Confederate and Federal commanders during the campaigns and examines how these decisions shaped their outcome. Rather than offering a history of the operations, Edward Cotham concentrates on a sequence of decisions made by commanders on both sides of the contest to provide a blueprint of each campaign at its tactical core. Identifying and exploring the critical decisions in this way allows students of the battles to progress from a knowledge of what happened to a mature grasp of why events happened. Complete with maps and a driving tour, Decisions of the Galveston Campaigns is an indispensable primer, and readers looking for a concise introduction to the battles can tour this sacred ground--or read about it at their leisure--with key insights into the campaigns and a deeper understanding of the Civil War itself. Decisions of the Galveston Campaigns is the eighteenth in a series of books that explores the critical decisions of major campaigns and battles of the Civil War.
Battle Of Galveston January 1st 1863 Classic Reprint
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Author : Robert M. Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-09
Battle Of Galveston January 1st 1863 Classic Reprint written by Robert M. Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-09 with History categories.
Excerpt from Battle of Galveston, January 1st, 1863 I shall endeavor this afternoon, to comply with your request, and give you an account, as an eye-witness, of the attack by land and water, on the Federal Squadron and troops in Galveston harbor, by the Confederates, on January 1 st, 1863, generally referred to as the Battle of Galveston. There has been much told and written about this affair, by parties who were, for one reason or another, without accurate information on the subject, and who made no effort to sift out the facts from the mass of false rumors and yarns circulated at the time. You will, I hope, pardon a brief reference to the subordinate part which I played as one of the Horse-marines (so called at the time) in this Tragedy of the Seas; since the reference is necessary to show that my account is drawn largely from my own knowledge and information on the subject. On December 25th, 1862, when General Magruder, through Col. C.G. Forshey, of the Engineers, issued his order to Colonel DeBray, commanding the Eastern Sub-District (military) of Texas, at Houston, to have the river steamers Bayou City and Neptune fitted up, under the supervision of Major Leon Smith, for an attack on the Federal vessels, I was the Adjutant of DeBray sRegiment, and on detached service, as A.A.A.G., with Colonel DeBray. I was thus early advised of this movement, and being tired of the inactivity of life at Post Headquarters, I obtained permission from my chief, and offered my services to Major (Captain) Smith, who put me to work in the capacity of Aide, Middie, Roustabout, or whatever name is suited to his aggregation of volunteer sailors, Artillery men. Cavalry men, and Civilians, who eventually manned the boats; but whatever the rank, I was with Smith on the Bayou City, during the engagement, tried to stay close to him and see what was going on. You will have to take my word for this, however, as Smith, a bluff sailor, more gallant than courteous, not only neglected to recognize my service in his report, but left me alone in charge of a captured bark (The Elias Pike) anchored in the harbor, and apparently forgot my existence, as I remained on board for three days and was then relieved through a remarkable coincidence. In this connection I must correct a statement in General Magruders Report, (Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 219 U.S. War Records). The General says: On January 3 rd, I being then on board the Harriet Lane, a yawl-boat, containing several men in command of a person named Thomas Smith, recently a citizen of Galveston, and who had deserted from our army, was reported along side. This statement does not conform to the facts, which were as follows: On the day of battle, Commodore Smith, on the Steamer John F.Carr had pursued the enemys vessels to the outer bar, and on his return had towed the Bark Elias Pike from Boliver Roadstead, and anchored her in midstream off 18 th Street, leaving me in charge and alone, except a sailor and cabin boy of the Bark, who had remained on the vessel, when the crew abandoned her. Shortly after noon on January 3 rd, this man Smith, a deserter commonly known as Nicaragua Smith, was sent in company with another deserter and four marines, into the harbor for a pilot, to bring the Transport Cambria over the bar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com