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SUMMARY:Battle of Galveston Strand Walking Tours
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Galveston\, which took place during the early morning hours of January 1\, 1863\, is widely acknowledged as the most important military event in Galveston’s history. Played out on both land and sea over the course of several months\, the Battle of Galveston ended with Confederate forces driving out the Union ships that had held Galveston Harbor since October 1862. \nJoin noted historian Ed Cotham for a walking tour of downtown Galveston as he shares the battle’s history on its 164th anniversary. Saturday’s tours feature The Strand and 1859 Hendley Building. \nEd is a former President of the Houston Civil War Round Table and is active in the Civil War preservation movement. In 2011\, Ed received the President’s Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service from the Galveston Historical Foundation. He is a Life Member of the Civil War Preservation Trust. He is also a member of the Company of Military Historians\, the Society of Civil War Historians\, the Southern Historical Association\, and the Author’s Guild. He serves as a Texas Marine Steward for the Texas Historical Commission. His published works include Battle on the Bay: the Civil War Struggle for Galveston\, which was published in 1998 by the University of Texas Press. His second book\, Sabine Pass: the Confederacy’s Thermopylae\, was published in August 2004.
URL:https://www.galvestonhistory.org/event/battle-of-galveston-strand-walking-tours/2027-01-02/1
LOCATION:Galveston Historical Foundation\, 2002 Strand\, Galveston\, TX\, 77550\, United States
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SUMMARY:Battle of Galveston Strand Walking Tours
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Galveston\, which took place during the early morning hours of January 1\, 1863\, is widely acknowledged as the most important military event in Galveston’s history. Played out on both land and sea over the course of several months\, the Battle of Galveston ended with Confederate forces driving out the Union ships that had held Galveston Harbor since October 1862. \nJoin noted historian Ed Cotham for a walking tour of downtown Galveston as he shares the battle’s history on its 164th anniversary. Saturday’s tours feature The Strand and 1859 Hendley Building. \nEd is a former President of the Houston Civil War Round Table and is active in the Civil War preservation movement. In 2011\, Ed received the President’s Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service from the Galveston Historical Foundation. He is a Life Member of the Civil War Preservation Trust. He is also a member of the Company of Military Historians\, the Society of Civil War Historians\, the Southern Historical Association\, and the Author’s Guild. He serves as a Texas Marine Steward for the Texas Historical Commission. His published works include Battle on the Bay: the Civil War Struggle for Galveston\, which was published in 1998 by the University of Texas Press. His second book\, Sabine Pass: the Confederacy’s Thermopylae\, was published in August 2004.
URL:https://www.galvestonhistory.org/event/battle-of-galveston-strand-walking-tours/2027-01-02/2
LOCATION:Galveston Historical Foundation\, 2002 Strand\, Galveston\, TX\, 77550\, United States
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