Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston

by Edward T. Cotham Jr.

Book Overview

The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelines to the outside world. When the war ended in 1865, Galveston was the only major port still in Confederate hands.In this beautifully written narrative history,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292712049
• ISBN13: 9780292712041
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"