02921cam a2200445 4500 758282650 TxAuBib 19980319120000.0 970408s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 97004835 9780292712041 alk. paper 0292712049 alk. paper 9780292712058 pbk. : alk. paper 0292712057 pbk. : alk. paper (OCoLC)36755726 TxGR TxAuBib Cotham, Edward T, 1953-, (Edward Terrel.) Battle on the Bay [Book] : the Civil War struggle for Galveston / by Edward T. Cotham, Jr. ; [cover illustration by Pam Heidt]. 1st ed. Austin : University of Texas Press, 1998. 241 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Texas authors Galveston authors The author is a resident of Houston, Texas and serves as President of Terry Petroleum Company. The cover illustration is by a local Galveston artist. Photos courtesy of the Rosenberg Library. Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index. The war is postponed -- A safe condition -- Warming up for war -- The island city chooses sides -- City in the sea -- The blockade begins -- Pessimistic assessment -- Thomas Chubb and the royal yacht -- The threat of bombardment -- Captured by ferryboats -- The infantry arrives -- The prince and his players -- From Glorieta to Galveston -- Prince John plans his next production -- The Battle of Kuhn's Wharf -- Cottonclad victory -- After the battle -- A trap fails to close -- Still another disaster off Galveston -- An entrenched camp -- Treated like a conquered city -- Running the blockade -- The "closing act of the rebellion". 19980319. LQ212-465. Galveston (Tex.), Battle of, 1863. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Texas Galveston. Galveston (Tex) History Civil War, 1861-1865. Heidt, Pam, ill. Texas authors. Galveston authors. RV8