Galveston and the Civil War : an island city in the maelstrom / James M. Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidt, James M., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galveston (Tex.)--History, Military--19th century.

Galveston (Tex.).

Galveston (Tex.)--History--19th century.

Galveston, Battle of, Galveston, Tex., 1863.

Galveston Island (Tex.)--History, Military--19th century.

Galveston Island (Tex.).

Galveston Island (Tex.)--History--19th century.

Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Texas.

History.

Physical Description:

155 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2012.

Summary:

On the eve of the Civil War, Galveston was a jewel of the Gulf Coast-a booming city with a fine natural harbor and all the commerce, culture and improvements that attended it. Galveston was also home to the largest slave market west of New Orleans and a hotbed of secessionist sentiment. Once the war started, Galveston became the focus of Union efforts to take Texas and Confederate efforts to defend it. Through the voice of its people, this lively book relates the interesting and important role the Island City played during the war, including the story of the Union naval blockade, the dramatic Battle of Galveston, Unionists, dreadful epidemics of yellow fever, the surrender of Galveston as the last major port still in Confederate hands and the bondage and liberation of the islands enslaved African Americans. Book jacket.

Contents:

Bondage

War!

Stranglehold

Occupied

Battle

Mercy

Dissent

Entrenched

Cat-and-Mouse

Fever

Liberation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1609492838

9781609492830

OCLC:

801928825

Publisher Number:

99951525537