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2 days ago · Magruder rescued his military reputation somewhat by capturing the U.S.S. Harriet Lane and later recapturing Galveston, Texas. He directed his attention at once to the defenseless condition of the Texas coast, and caused the equipment of 2 cotton clad gunboats.
Oct 5, 2024 · In his path were only 10,000 Confederates, commanded by Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder, occupying a line across the tip of the peninsula between Yorktown and the Warwick River. Magruder moved his men from one point to another to create the impression of a troop strength greater than he had.
Sep 18, 2024 · Graduating from West Point in 1830, Magruder embarked upon threeaction-packed decades of service in the U.S. Army, taking him fromFlorida during the Seminole wars to the frontiers of Maine, NewYork, and Texas.
6 days ago · The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery. [3]
Oct 3, 2024 · 1-46880. A master of military maneuvers while fighting in his native Virginia and later defending Texas, b/w illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 400 pgs 1997 NY, JOHN WILEY & SONS
Oct 5, 2024 · While still a prisoner, he became the last-appointed major general in the Confederate army. He was released from the Union prison, Fort Warren, Massachusetts in July 1865. He went to St. Louis and was in the commission and insurance business, where he quit as he disagreed with the firm's ethics.
Oct 8, 2024 · April 25, 1861 near Indianola, Texas - On April 25, a force of Union troops, commanded by Maj. Caleb C. Sibley, was near Indianola when they were forced to surrender to the Confederate force, commanded by Col. Earl Van Dorn.
