Battle of Galveston

Battle of Galveston
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
CS Bayou City captures USS Harriet Lane during the Battle of Galveston
Date January 1, 1863 (1863-01-01) Location Galveston, Texas Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Isaac S. Burrell William B. Renshaw †	John B. Magruder Leon Smith
Units involved
West Gulf Blockading Squadron 42nd Massachusetts Infantry	Department of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona Texas Marine Department
Strength
6 gunboats Unknown infantry	2 gunboats Unknown infantry
Casualties and losses
ca. 420 captured 1 gunboat captured 1 gunboat destroyed	26 killed, 117 wounded

The Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.

After the loss of the cutter Harriet Lane, the Union Fleet Commander William B. Renshaw blew up the stranded vessel USS Westfield to save it from falling into enemy hands. Union troops on shore thought the fleet was surrendering, and laid down their arms. The battle is sometimes called the Second Battle of Galveston, as the Battle of Galveston Harbor (October 1862) is sometimes called the First Battle of Galveston.