Thomas Babb Account of the Battle of Galveston Bay 1863

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Thomas Babb Account of the Battle of Galveston Bay 1863

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00649/00649-P.html

Handwritten account by Thomas Babb of the Battle of Galveston Bay, offered as testimony in the case of Lieutenant Commander Law.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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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. From the guide to t...