Texas Battles

  • Battle of Galveston

    -The battle took place at Galveston Island
    -This was a Confederate win
    -Union losses include the captured infantry and the Harriet Lane, about 150 casualties on the naval ships, as well as the destruction of the Westfield
    --Union losses and the port remains under Confederate control for the rest of the war source: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg01
  • Battle of Sabine Pass

    -Today, the Sabine Pass Battleground is a national historic landmark, home to several dozen monuments, banners, informational signs, models, and ammunition bunkers
    -This was a Confederacy win
    -The Battle of Sabine Pass was of little tactical or strategic significance to the Civil War source: https://easttexashistory.org/items/show/152
  • Battle of Palmito Ranch

    -Took place at Rio Grande East of Brownswell
    -Today, the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge preserves the Palmito ranch battle cite in the same state as it was in 1865.
    -Native, African, and Hispanic Americans were all involved in the fighting.
    -This was a Confederate win
    -This battle was the last in the Civil War. source: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/palmito-ranch