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Second Battle of Sabine Pass

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which carried U.S. Army regulars—as many as 5,000 men, according to Official records. A small artillery was included. The company-size initial landing force was to then take Sabine City and secure the area for the main force. After the main force was landed and united with the initial assault company the intention was to march the few miles north to the railroad and cut the railroad between Houston and Beaumont. Once done, the Army force would march east, presumably destroying the rail line as it went, and attack
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as possible but out of range of the fort's guns, were to land in the open space adjacent to and downstream of the fort. This was a flat, often muddy area already cleared of brush by the Confederate garrison as a clear field of fire for the canister and grape of the fort's artillery. The U.S. Army's
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area, recently had merged into the First Texas Heavy Artillery. They were stationed at the hastily built earthworks a mile (1.6 km) upstream (north) on the southwest bank of the Pass. When the battle began with the Union gunboats' bombardment on September 8, 1863, at the fort were forty-six
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of about 200 U.S. Army infantrymen, riding the deck of one of the main fleet's reserve gunboats, would debark immediately below (east) of the fort and effect the fort's surrender. The main fleet, less than five miles offshore and well beyond Confederate gunfire, contained as many as 20 vessels,
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Crocker's squadron had no local river pilots, but only general knowledge of the river's channels, and no assurance of locations of the constantly varying depths especially of large oyster-shell "reefs" or "banks" between the river's two channels. Regarding this battle no mention is found in
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Dowling's well practiced Irish-Texan artillerymen, whose chosen and officially approved unit name was "Jefferson Davis Guards", had placed range-stakes in the two narrow and shallow (5-to-7 feet or 1.5-to-2.1 m) river channels. These were the "Texas channel" near the southwest shore and the
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The Battle of Sabine Pass was of moderate tactical or strategic significance to the Civil War. It was successful in ensuring that the anticipated overland Union invasion of Texas was delayed indefinitely. A Confederate supply line from Mexico to Texas had existed out of the
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from the gunboats' now dangerous top decks, while the Confederate cannon shots pounded and shook their ships. The few maps to which they had access were old and outdated or could not account for recent changes in river-bottom conditions. On Captain Crocker's signal the
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Considering the dominant size of the Union expeditionary force, taking control of Sabine Pass and environs was not expected to be a great challenge to the U.S. forces. To prevent intervention from Confederate forces in Louisiana that consisted of Brigadier General
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was well aware of Confederate intentions and sent an expedition to establish a military presence in Texas and to discourage Maximilian from opening trade with the Confederacy. The military Federal force was commanded by
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In recognition of the victory, the Confederate Congress passed a resolution of special thanks to the officers and men of the Davis Guard. In addition, Houston residents raised funds to provide medals to the Guard; the
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and sent them down the river to reinforce Fort Griffin. Smith and a Captain Good rode to the fort on horseback, reaching the fort some three hours before the steamer, arriving just as the Union gunboats
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were made from silver Mexican pesos by smoothing off the coins, then hand-stamping and hand-engraving on one side, the battle name and date and on the other side the initials "D G" and a
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Fort Sabine had been renamed "Fort Griffin" in honor of an earlier commander, Confederate Lt. Colonel W. H. Griffin, although this was not shown on Union maps since the
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invasion plan, therefore, absolutely required that the Confederate guns be silenced before any troops were debarked. This engagement was to be the largest
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Six decades in Texas; or, Memoirs of Francis Richard Lubbock, governor of Texas in war time, 1861–63. A personal experience in business, war, and politics
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in late September 1862. The Confederate detachment residing at the Sabine Pass fort was the Jeff Davis Guards (named for Confederate president
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in July 1863. The Confederacy was therefore forced to continue its reliance on blockade running to import valuable materials and resources.
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History Under Siege: Sabine Pass battlefield designated by CWPT as one of the top 10 most endangered Civil War battlefields of 2009
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The King of Louisiana, 1862–1865, and Other Government Work: A Biography of Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks
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The U.S. Army battle plan was that after the U.S. Navy gunboats silenced the guns of Fort Sabine, the
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wrote in 1876 that he "considered the battle of Sabine pass the most remarkable in military history."
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men; all but two or three were members of the Davis Guards. Under the immediate command of Lieutenant
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and defeat the small Confederate detachment at "Fort Sabine" on the river's west bank (Texas side) at
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from operating effectively, and the anticipated overland Union invasion of Texas was further delayed.
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It has often been credited as the war's most one-sided Confederate victory. Confederate President
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supported the effort and lost three gunboats during the battle, two captured and one destroyed.
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as "Emperor". With a de facto French government bordering Texas on the south across the
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official U.S. Navy reports of whether Union sailors were making observations and taking
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This Fort Griffin is not the 1867 post-Civil War U.S. Army cavalry frontier post
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on enemy territory in the history of the U.S. military up to that date.
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forces were defeated by French forces in summer 1863, Mexican president
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Richard Dowling, The Battle of Sabine Pass, and The Davis Guards Medal
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entered among the range-stakes, the Confederates opened fire. Then
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approached in the lead, ascending the Texas channel at full speed.
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on the Louisiana (opposite) side of Sabine Pass at the mouth of the
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on May 1, 1862, and after the July 3, 1863 surrender of Confederate
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with a total of 13 heavy cannon, including at least two new potent
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Consequently, General Banks ordered his subordinate Major General
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was the original earthworks thrown up on the Texas bank of the
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Map of Sabine Pass II Battlefield core and study areas by the
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Company F ("Jeff Davis Guards"), 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment
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came within range, and assisted in the defense of the fort.
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (Complete)
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escaped the capital, and the French installed Austrian
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upstream from the Gulf about 6 miles (9.6 km) to
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Battle of Mouth of Sabine River, September 8th, 1863
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Battle of Mouth of Sabine River, September 8th, 1863
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Battle of Galveston
Action off Galveston Light
Second Battle of Sabine Pass

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