union won the battle of galveston in the civil war.
union won the battle of galveston in the civil war.
who won the battle of galveston in the civil war?
union
the city of galveston became important in the slave trade, establishing itself as the largest slave market west of new orleans. census records from 1860 show a population of 1178 slaves (and two free blacks) compared to 6000 free persons living in the city. the proportion of slaves, however, was somewhat less than the rest of texas. tensions over slavery in the u.s. as a whole eventually led to the american civil war, which texas joined on the side of the confederacy. the battle of galveston was fought in galveston bay and island on january 1, 1863, when confederate forces under major general john b. magruder attacked and expelled occupying union troops from the city, which remained in confederate hands for the duration of the war. in may 1865, the "lark" successfully evaded the union blockade off of galveston harbor and headed for havana, becoming the final confederate ship to slip through the blockade from any southern port. in the late 1890s, the fort crockett defenses and coastal artillery batteries were constructed in galveston and along the bolivar roads.
history of galveston, texas
galveston is the seat and second-largest city (after league city, texas) of galveston county in population. the galveston county justice center, which houses all the county's judicial functions as well as jail, is located on 59th street. the galveston county administrative courthouse, the seat of civil and administrative functions, is located near the city's downtown. galveston is within the county precinct 1; patrick doyle serves as the commissioner of precinct 1. the galveston county sheriff's office operates its law enforcement headquarters and jail from the justice center. the galveston county department of parks and senior services operates the galveston community center. galveston is located in district 23 of the texas house of representatives. , craig eiland represents the district. most of galveston is within district 17 of the texas senate; joan huffman represents the district. a portion of galveston is within district 11 of the texas senate; mike jackson represents the district. galveston is in texas's 14th congressional district and is represented by republican randy weber .
galveston, texas