Attack of the Union Flotilla at Galveston [Woodcut]

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"Attack of the Rebels upon our Gun-boat Flotilla at Galveston, Texas, January 1, 1863.": Union gunboats sunk in Galveston Bay, 1863 Rebel attack on Union gunboats at Galveston, Texas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
"Attack of the Rebels upon our Gun-boat Flotilla at Galveston, Texas, January 1, 1863."

Union gunboats sunk in Galveston Bay, 1863 Rebel attack on Union gunboats at Galveston, Texas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Attack of the Union Flotilla at Galveston [Woodcut]

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Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1863. USS Harriet Lane is shown in the left distance, under attack by the Confederate gunboats Neptune and Bayou City. The grounded USS Westfield is at right, being blown up to prevent capture. USS Owasco is in the center of the view.