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Second Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1862 battle in the same location, see First Battle of Sabine Pass.
The Second Battle of Sabine Pass (September 8, 1863) was a failed Union Army attempt to invade the Confederate state of Texas during the American Civil War.[2] The Union Navy supported the effort and lost three gunboats during the battle, two captured and one destroyed.
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Second Battle of Sabine Pass | |||||||
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Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William B. Franklin Frederick Crocker |
Richard W. Dowling Leon Smith | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
West Gulf Blockading Squadron | Company F ("Jeff Davis Guards"), 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 infantry 4 gunboats 18 transports |
46 infantry + 4 reinforcements[1] 6 artillery pieces 1 fort | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Over 350 killed, wounded, or captured 2 gunboats captured | None |
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It has often been credited as the war's most one-sided Confederate victory. Confederate President Jefferson Davis wrote in 1876 that he "considered the [second] battle of Sabine pass the most remarkable in military history."[3]