Question

Which of the following statements about Texas during the Civil War is FALSE? a. The Battles of Sabine Pass occurred at the mouth of the Sabine River. b. The Sabine River forms the boundary between Texas and Louisiana. c. Fort Griffin is on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River. d. The third battle ended when Confederate troops sank the first two invading ships.

Answer 1

Answer:

option d is so very true

Explanation:

Answer 2

c. Fort Griffin is on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River. (Fort Griffin is in Albany, Texas, not Louisiana)

Explanation:

• On September 8th 1863, the battle of Sabine Pass overturned one of the Union efforts during the Civil War to conquer and seize most of Texas. During the summer of 1861, the U.S. navy surrounded the Texas border, while the main ports were reinforced by the Confederates. In Texas, the Union's presence was primarily attributed to a desire for Northern cloth factories' cotton and to fear for the French involvement in the war in Mexico.
• In September 1863, General Banks had sent around 4.000 New Orleans soldiers under General Franklin's command to Sabine Pass, where the Sabine River runs into the Mexican gulf, . A railway moved to Houston from there and opened its way into the community. On Sabine Pass, the Davis Guards of the Confederate manned Fort Griffin, with six cannons.
• The Union's gunboats continued their advance across the river, preparing to fire at the fortress as they steamed. The Confederate guns fired as the warships were boarding, under the command of Lt. Dowling. After an early attack, one cannon in the fort ran away, however the artillery units fired the other cinq cannons very accurately. The Union gunboat Sachem struck the boiler and detonated, killed and injured most of the crew and left the arms boat crippled in the river near the shore of Ludwig.
• Arizona, the next boat, had backed up when Sachem was unable to move it. A 2nd Union boat moved the river down the coast of Texas till a bullet from the fort cut off its tiller line, which caused it to go down. The stranded boat was struck by another well-targeted cannon & compelled the sailors to leave. Rather of approaching the cannons in the fort, a 4th gunboat turned back, halting the Union attack.

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