Babb, Thomas
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Thomas D. Babb served as Acting Master aboard the Union ship Owasco during the Battle of Galveston Bay. He describes the attack, counterattack, and surrender of the Union ship Harriet Lane and the burning of another Union vessel, the Westfield, as well as other details of the engagement. Ultimately the Confederate ships prevailed, breaking the Union blockade of Galveston Bay and leaving the Port of Galveston in Confederate hands for the remainder of the Civil War.
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