Battle on the Bay : the Civil War struggle for Galveston /
The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelin...
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Format: | Online Book |
Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
1998.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Access: | Online version |
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Summary: | The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelines to the outside world. When the war ended in 1865, Galveston was the only major port still in Confederate hands. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index. |
ISBN: | 0585263590 9780585263595 9780292799417 0292799411 0292712049 |
Access: | Electronic access restricted to Villanova University patrons. |