4th Texas Cavalry Hat Star (49)
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4th Texas Cavalry Hat Star (49)Context
During the Civil War Union forces blockaded the Gulf Coast. The Confederacy stationed troops along the railroad from Galveston to Houston, and Virginia Point was fortified. After the initial confrontation with a Union fleet, Col. Joseph J. Cook, the Confederate commander, withdrew all troops and armaments from Galveston to Virginia Point on October 8, 1862. The 4th Texas Cavalry regiment, remained there assigned to Tom Green's cavalry brigade until Gen. John B. Magruder recaptured the island on January 1, 1863.Category
Handbook of Civil War Texas, Hat Stars
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