Episode 422 - The Battle of Galveston

Episode 422 - The Battle of Galveston

From Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast by Lions Led By Donkeys

July 12, 2026 · 1h 3m

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The episode discusses the Battle of Galveston during the Civil War, focusing on the Union's control and the Confederate's attempts to reclaim it using unconventional armored ships.

SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys GET JOE'S BOOK: Ebook, Audiobook, and Paperbacks now available! https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ Or you can buy the ebook and audiobook directly from us: https://www.llbdpodcast.com/products/ Get Nate's band's debut album here! https://secondhomesband.com/ The Union takes over the island of Galveston, Texas, and the Confederates aim to take it back with quite possibly some of the dumbest armored ships the world has ever seen. SOURCES: R. Thomas Campbell. Fire Over Texas: Galveston in the Civil War. April 2006. Military Heritage. Volume 7, no. 5 https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1983/january/battle-galveston https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/magruder-john-bankhead https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/great-hanging-at-gainesville https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/galveston-battle-of https://web.archive.org/web/20011115111011/http://history.navy.mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-ag/bayou-ct.htm

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Organizations: Military Heritage, USNI, TSHA, history.navy.mil

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Books & works: Fire Over Texas: Galveston in the Civil War

Places: Galveston, Texas

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