August 5, 1864 – Federal naval forces under Rear Admiral David G. Farragut won a sensational victory that closed a vital Confederate seaport to shipping
Tag: Gulf of Mexico
The Mobile Bay Campaign
August 4, 1864 – Federal naval forces under Rear Admiral David G. Farragut prepared to attack one of the last remaining Confederate seaports open to
Banks Targets the Texas Coast
November 2, 1863 – Major General Nathaniel P. Banks embarked on a campaign to conquer eastern Texas by seizing control of the Rio Grande River
The Alabama Versus the Hatteras
January 11, 1863 – The famed Confederate commerce raider C.S.S. Alabama engaged Federal warships trying to reinstate the blockade of Galveston in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Battle of Galveston
January 1, 1863 – Confederate army and naval elements attacked Federal occupation forces to take back the vital port city of Galveston on the Texas
Federals Capture Galveston
October 5, 1862 – Federal army-navy forces occupied Galveston, the most important port on the Texas coast. By this month, Rear Admiral David G. Farragut’s