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Galveston is retaken... Farragut at Port Hudson...
Galveston is retaken... Farragut at Port Hudson...
Item # 691857
January 12, 1863
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 12, 1863
* Second Battle of Galveston, Texas
* Confederate General John B. Magruder
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Galveston Recaptured by the Rebels under Magruder" "The Attack Made by land & Water" "Nearly All the Officers & men Killed" "Admiral Farragut Preparing to Attack Port Hudson" "Important From Vicksburgh" "The Repulse of Gen. Sherman Complete" "Rebel Barbarity" "Outrageous Treatment of Our Wounded & Sick Men at Holly Springs" "The War In Tennessee" and much more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed (preferred), minor rubbing at front page folds, generally good condition.
AI notes: The Second Battle of Galveston, fought on January 1, 1863, was a dramatic Confederate victory that reclaimed Texas’s most important port from Union occupation. Confederate Major General John B. Magruder orchestrated a daring nighttime assault combining land troops and improvised “cottonclad” steamers. His men crossed the railroad bridge from the mainland while the gunboats Bayou City and Neptune charged into Galveston Harbor to confront the Union fleet. In fierce close-quarters combat, the Neptune was sunk, but the Bayou City rammed and captured the Union gunboat Harriet Lane, whose commander was killed in the struggle. Meanwhile, Confederate infantry overwhelmed the Union garrison ashore, forcing its surrender. The remaining Union vessels withdrew to sea, leaving Galveston firmly in Confederate hands. The victory restored Confederate control of the city for the remainder of the Civil War, reopening it as a critical hub for blockade-running and boosting Southern morale after months of setbacks.
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