west gulf blockading squadron was the commander who won the first battle of sabine pass.
west gulf blockading squadron was the commander who won the first battle of sabine pass.
which commander won the first battle of sabine pass?
west gulf blockading squadron
frederick crocker is nonetheless better known as the union navy commander who suffered an unexpected defeat at sabine pass, texas, on september 8, 1863. with a squadron of four gunboats carrying hundreds of sharpshooters and sailors, he attacked fort griffin head-on. while over five thousand union troops on twenty transport ships stood by, he was defeated and captured along with 300 men by a far inferior rebel force. his gunboat became an easy target when its wheel rope was shot away, and its hull stuck fast on a mud bank. his gunboat's boiler took a direct hit. the main invasion force had taken all launches. his men could not disembark, and dozens drowned. frederick crocker and his crew were brave and determined, but the commanding union general, an intelligent and brave officer who believed the entire expedition unwise, froze at the critical moment and then withdrew. the book "sabine pass: the confederacy's thermopylae" by edward t. cotham (2004)makes numerous references to frederick crocker for his actions during the naval blockade by the union navy.
frederick crocker
bullet::::- sabine pass, the natural outlet of sabine lake into the gulf of mexico









































bullet::::- first battle of sabine pass









































bullet::::- second battle of sabine pass









































bullet::::- sabine pass battleground state historic site, in jefferson county, where the sabine river enters the gulf of mexico









































bullet::::- sabine pass, port arthur, texas, a neighborhood of port arthur









































bullet::::- sabine pass independent school district, a public school district in sabine pass, port arthur









































bullet::::- sabine river (texas-louisiana)









































bullet::::- big sandy creek (sabine river), tributary of the sabine river in northeastern texas









































section::::places.:united states.:west virginia.
sabine (disambiguation)