Battle of Galveston - wikipedia Battle of Galveston x caption = CS Bayou City captures the USS Harriet Lane during the Battle of Galveston date = January 1, 1863 ( 1863 - 01 - 01 ) place = Galveston, Texas coordinates = map_type = latitude = longitude = map_size = map_caption = map_label = territory = result = Confederate victory status = combatant1 = United States ( Union ) combatant2 = Confederate States ( Confederacy ) combatant3 = commander1 = Isaac S. Burrell William B. Renshaw † commander2 = John B. Magruder Leon Smith ( naval commander ) commander3 = units1 = West Gulf Blockading Squadron 42nd Massachusetts Infantry units2 = Department of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona Texas Marine Department units3 = strength1 = 6 gunboats unknown infantry strength2 = 2 gunboats unknown infantry strength3 = casualties1 = ca. 420 captured 1 gunboat captured 1 gunboat destroyed casualties2 = 26 killed, 117 wounded casualties3 = notes = ) ) Operations Against Galveston Battle of Galveston Harbor Battle of Galveston Action off Galveston Light Operations to Blockade the Texas Coast First Battle of Sabine Pass Battle of Corpus Christi Battle of Galveston Harbor Battle of Galveston Action off Galveston Light Second Battle of Sabine Pass Map of Galveston Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. 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. Contents 1 Battle 2 Aftermath 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Battle Two Confederate cottonclads, CS Bayou City and the CS Neptune commanded by Leon Smith, sailed from Houston to Galveston in an effort to engage the Union Fleet in Galveston Harbor, which consisted of USS Clifton, USS Harriet Lane, USS Westfield, USS Owasco, USS Corypheus and USS Sachem. Outnumbered six to two by the Northern ships, the Neptune was severely damaged by the Union Fleet and eventually sank. While the Neptune was quickly disabled, the Bayou City succeeded in capturing the USS Harriet Lane. During this time, the USS Westfield was grounded on a sandbar. A three - hour truce was called for by Magruder, but Union Fleet Commander William B. Renshaw, ignoring the negotiation offer, attempted to destroy the grounded Westfield with explosives rather than let it fall into enemy hands. Renshaw and several Union troops were subsequently killed when the explosives were set off too early. Union troops on shore were convinced that their own ships were surrendering and, therefore, laid down their arms. The remaining U.S. ships did not surrender and succeeded in retreating to Union - controlled New Orleans. Artist 's depiction of the capture of the USS Harriet Lane. Replicas of the `` Twin Sisters '', which were used in the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto and the 1863 Battle of Galveston. Aftermath The Union blockade around the city of Galveston was lifted temporarily for four days, and Galveston remained the only major port that remained in Confederate hands at the end of the war. The Confederate Congress stated this on the successful recapture of Galveston : The bold, intrepid, and gallant conduct of Maj. Gen. J. Bankhead Magruder, Col. Thomas Green, Maj. Leon Smith and other officers, and of the Texan Rangers and soldiers engaged in the attack on, and victory achieved over, the land and naval forces of the enemy at Galveston, on the 1st of January, 1863, eminently entitle them to the thanks of Congress and the country... This brilliant achievement, resulting, under the providence of God, in the capture of the war steamer Harriet Lane and the defeat and ignominious flight of the hostile fleet from the harbor, the recapture of the city and the raising of the blockade of the port of Galveston, signally evinces that superior force may be overcome by skillful conception and daring courage. See also Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II, killed in action during the battle References Jump up ^ Appletons ' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year : 1862. New York : D. Appleton & Company. 1863. p. 774. Jump up ^ `` Confederate Ships - C.S. Army gun boat Bayou City ''. Naval Historical Center, Department of the U.S. Navy ( 13 October 2000 ), www.history.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2001 - 11 - 15. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 10. Jump up ^ Alwyn Barr. `` Galveston, Battle of ''. The Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Assoc. ( June 6, 2001 ), www.tshaonline.org. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 10. Jump up ^ `` The Battle of Galveston ( 1 January 1863 ) ''. Lone Star Junction ( 1996 ), www.lsjunction.com. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 10. External links National Park Service battle description CWSAC Report Update The Battle of Galveston ( 1 January 1863 ) at Lone Star Junction Battle of Galveston at The Handbook of Texas Online City of Galveston Attractions Ashton Villa Balinese Room Bishop 's Palace East End Historic District Elissa ( ship ) Fort Crockett Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Galveston Island State Park Galveston Pirate SC Galveston Railroad Museum Galveston Seawall Galveston Island Trolley Grand 1894 Opera House Lone Star Flight Museum Moody Gardens Moody Plaza Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum Old Red Rosenberg Library St. Mary Cathedral Basilica Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark Seawolf Park Strand Historic District 1861 United States Customs and Federal Court House USS Cavalla USS Stewart Industries American National Insurance Company Galveston Railroad Island Transit Moody Foundation Moody National Bank Port of Galveston Texas First Bank Scholes International Airport at Galveston History First Battle of Galveston Second Battle of Galveston Battle of Galveston Harbor The Beach Hotel Fort Point Light Galveston Railroad Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Galveston Hurricane of 1915 Galveston Movement Jewish history Karankawa Indians Free State of Galveston Strand Historic District 1861 United States Customs and Federal Court House Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Geography Galveston Bay Galveston Island Gulf of Mexico San Luis Pass West Bay Education Galveston College Galveston ISD Ball HS Central HS O'Connell College Preparatory School Texas A&M University at Galveston University of Texas Medical Branch Healthcare & research Galveston National Biocontainment Laboratory John Sealy Hospital Sealy & Smith Foundation Shriners Hospital for Children Transitional Learning Center University of Texas Medical Branch Media Newspapers The Daily News Television KLTJ ( Daystar ) KTMD ( Telemundo ) AM radio KGBC FM radio KOVE VHF radio KHB40 Other Galveston Causeway List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast Canceled Bolivar Bridge proposal Texas in the American Civil War Origins History of slavery in Texas 1861 Ordinance of Secession 1862 Marshall Conferences Nueces Massacre Battle of Corpus Christi First Battle of Sabine Pass Battle of Galveston Harbor ( 1862 ) Great Hanging at Gainesville 1863 Battle of Galveston Second Battle of Sabine Pass Battle of Brownsville 1864 Battle of Laredo 1865 Battle of Dove Creek Battle of Palmito Ranch Units Confederate units Union units Aftermath Juneteenth Texas v. 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Question: who won the battle of galveston in the civil war
Answer: Confederate forces