12 Naval action against Confederate installation on Padre Island.
24 Occupation of Galveston by Federal forces.
1863
January
1 Confederate use of a combined land and water attack to capture
Galveston as well as the _Harriett Lane_ and to destroy the
_Westfield_.
11 Naval engagement near Galveston between the Federal _Hatteras_
and the Confederate _Alabama_.
31 Confederate gunboats _Josia Bell_ and _Uncle Ben_ capture Union
warships _Morning Light_ and _Velocity_ off Sabine Pass.