The Battle of Galveston occurred on January 1, 1863 when Confederate forces under Gen. John B. Magruder attacked and expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas. John B. Magruder John Bankhead Magruder ( May 1, 1807 – February 19, 1871) was a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican War, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. ... Galveston is a city and island located in Galveston County, Texas. ...
Galveston County is located on the Gulf Coast of Texas eighty miles southwest of the Louisiana state line, east of Brazoria County, and west of Chambers County; it is bounded by the Gulf of Mexico on the southeast.
Galveston, the county seat, is located at roughly the geographical center of the county (29°18' N, 94°47' W) on the Coastal Plain.
Galveston County was formed in 1838 under the republic from Harrisburg, Liberty, and Brazoria counties and organized in 1839.
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