page_title: Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862)
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862)
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of battlefield core and study areas.
context_page_description: The Battle of Galveston Harbor was a naval engagement between forces from the Union Navy and the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was fought on October 4, 1862.
  The Union had been trying to blockade the city of Galveston, Texas for over a year, but it was still in Confederate hands. After an exchange of fire, Commander William B. Renshaw of the cutter Harriet Lane agreed to a truce while the Confederates evacuated the city. It would later be re-taken in the Second Battle of Galveston.
context_section_description: The Battle of Galveston Harbor was a naval engagement between forces from the Union Navy and the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was fought on October 4, 1862.
  The Union had been trying to blockade the city of Galveston, Texas for over a year, but it was still in Confederate hands. After an exchange of fire, Commander William B. Renshaw of the cutter Harriet Lane agreed to a truce while the Confederates evacuated the city. It would later be re-taken in the Second Battle of Galveston. (The Battle of Galveston Harbour is also known as the First Battle of Galveston.)
caption: Map of Galveston Harbor Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.
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