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100 1 a| Cotham, Edward T.q| (Edward Terrel),d| 1953-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjD9hMFJ36BGFcD8jftrD3=| ^A399197;

245 10 a| Decisions of the Galveston campaigns :b| the twenty-one critical decisions that defined the operations /c| Edward T. Cotham Jr. ; maps by Alex Mendoza.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| Knoxville :b| The University of Tennessee Press,c| [2024];

300 a| xiii, 170 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 23 cm.;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

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490 1 a| Command decisions in America's Civil War;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Defending an island -- The Confederate recapture of Galveston -- One disaster after another -- The Battle of Sabine Pass -- From Sabine Pass to Juneteenth -- [Afterword] and conclusions -- A battlefield guide to the Texas campaigns -- Union order of battle -- Confederate order of battle.;

520 a| "The Galveston Campaign was a series of naval and overland battles that pitted Confederate general John B. Magruder and Texas Marine commander Leon Smith against the armies of Isaac S. Burrell and naval forces under the command of William B. Renshaw. A Federal fleet of six ships assaulted the city on October 4, 1862, and the city surrendered after a four-day truce was agreed upon. However, by New Year's Day of 1863, Confederate artillery reinforcements had arrived, and Magruder coordinated a bold new attack and naval ruse with two Confederate gunboats to retake Galveston. The city would remain in the South's hands until the end of the war and was one of the few open Confederate ports"--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Galveston, Battle of, Galveston, Tex., 1863x| Decision making.=| ^A685237;

650 0 a| Sabine Pass, Battle of, Tex., 1863x| Decision making.=| ^A583981;

651 0 a| Galveston (Tex.)x| History, Navaly| 19th century.=| ^A655744;

651 0 a| Galveston (Tex.)x| History, Militaryy| 19th century.=| ^A655744;

651 0 a| Texasx| Historyy| Civil War, 1861-1865.=| ^A174655;

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Decisions of the Galveston campaigns : the twenty-one critical decisions that defined the operations / Edward T. Cotham Jr. ; maps by Alex Mendoza.

Author/creator	Cotham, Edward T., 1953- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2024]
Description	xiii, 170 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Galveston, Battle of, Galveston, Tex., 1863--Decision making. Sabine Pass, Battle of, Tex., 1863--Decision making. Galveston (Tex.)--History, Naval. --19th century. Galveston (Tex.)--History, Military. --19th century. Texas--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865.

Series	Command decisions in America's Civil War Command decisions in America's Civil War. ^A1355808
Contents	Defending an island -- The Confederate recapture of Galveston -- One disaster after another -- The Battle of Sabine Pass -- From Sabine Pass to Juneteenth -- [Afterword] and conclusions -- A battlefield guide to the Texas campaigns -- Union order of battle -- Confederate order of battle.
Abstract	"The Galveston Campaign was a series of naval and overland battles that pitted Confederate general John B. Magruder and Texas Marine commander Leon Smith against the armies of Isaac S. Burrell and naval forces under the command of William B. Renshaw. A Federal fleet of six ships assaulted the city on October 4, 1862, and the city surrendered after a four-day truce was agreed upon. However, by New Year's Day of 1863, Confederate artillery reinforcements had arrived, and Magruder coordinated a bold new attack and naval ruse with two Confederate gunboats to retake Galveston. The city would remain in the South's hands until the end of the war and was one of the few open Confederate ports"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2024029668
ISBN	9781621909132
ISBN	1621909131 paperback
ISBN	Adobe electronic book
ISBN	Kindle edition

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