BANKS’ TEXAS COAST OPERATIONS TEXAS

16 October 1863 - 1 March 1864

Brownsville 2-6 Nov 63

Mustang Island 17 November 63

Fort Esperanza 27-30 Nov 63

 

 

Union Forces

MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL PRENTISS BANKS

2nd Division, (XIII Corps) - Major General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana

1st Brigade - Brigadier General Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom

13th Maine Infantry Regiment

15th Maine Infantry Regiment

1st Texas (US) Cavalry Regiment

1st Regiment Corps De Afrique

16th Regiment Corps De Afrique

Battery "B", 1st Missouri Artillery

2nd Brigade

19th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Major Bruce

20th Iowa Infantry Regiment

20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

94th Illinois Infantry Regiment

 

Northward movement

MAJOR GENERAL CADWALLADER COLDER WASHBURN

1st Brigade - Brigadier General Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom

13th Maine Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Hasseltine

15th Maine Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Dyer

20th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Major Thompson

23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Dugan

34th Iowa Infantry

36th Iowa Infantry

Battery "F", 1st Missouri Artillery

1st Engineers Corps De Afrique

2nd Brigade - Colonel Henry D. Washburn

8th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Major Kennedy

18th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Charles

33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Lippencott

99th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Bailey

7th Battery, Michigan Light Artillery--- Lieutenant Stillman

CASUALTIES - Not reported

Partial Casualty List

Fifer - Lieutenant - Wounded at Fort Esperanza, 27 November 1863

Saunders, James - Sergeant - Wounded at Cedar Bayou 23 November 1863

 

 

 

 

Confederate Forces

BRIGADIER GENERAL HAMILTON PRIOLEAU BEE

33rd Texas Cavalry Regiment--- Colonel James Duff

Company A

Company B

Company E

Company F

Vidal's Volunteer Company *

Cumming's Volunteer Company

* Vidal's Company deserted and became turncoats

Partial Casualty List - Confederate

Dashiell, Private - Killed by Vidal's men

Litteral, Private - Wounded by Vidal's men

            Fort Esperanza

1st Regiment , Texas Heavy Artillery - Colonel W. R. Bradfute

CASUALTIES - Not reported

Partial Casualty list

Hill, Charles - Major - Mortally Wounded at Cedar Bayou 23 November 1863

 

 

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