Sabine Pass in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Union Casualties at the Battle of Sabine Pass
Inscription.
Union Casualties at the Battle of Sabine Pass
September 8, 1863
USS Clifton
Killed
United States Navy
Exec. Officer Robert Rhodes
Michael Driscoll, Landsman
75th Regt. New York Volunteers
Pvt. Henry Raymond, Co. A
Pvt. Luther D. Hallock, Co. B
Pvt. George T. Beardsley, Co. B
Pvt. Dor E. Parker, Co. B
Pvt. James M. Benedict, Co. D
Pvt. William W. Miller, Co. G
12th Maine Infantry
Pvt. William E. Pray, Signal Corps
Missing
75th Regt. New York Volunteers
Pvt. Oscar A. Brown, Co. A
Pvt. Andrew G. Borden, Co. B
Pvt. Reuben O. Canfield, Co. B
Pvt. Franklin Olford, Co. B
Pvt. Richard Tucker, Co. B
Pvt. Andrus V. Brown, Co. G
Pvt. Ichabod Bump, Co. G
USS Sachem
Killed
United States Navy
John Fraser, 2nd Asst. Engr.
John Monroe, 3rd Asst. Engr.
Henry Brown, Landsman
William Glenn, Landsman
Peter Lee, Landsman
William Robinson, Fireman
Thomas Ryan, Fireman
Thomas Sullivan, Fireman
Richar Turner, Fireman
Calvin Williams, Fireman
John Williams, Seaman
3rd Massachusetts Cavalry
Abraham E. Borden, Signal Corps
Andrew P. Coit, Signal Corps
161st Regt. New York Volunteers
Pvt. Mahlon W. Barber, Co. D
Pvt. Abram Blakesly, Co. D
Pvt. Orville C. Booram, Co. D
Pvt. Gary Dodge, Co. D
Pvt. George T. Cannon, Co. D
Pvt. Patrick Hart, Co. D
Pvt. James M. Snyder, Co. D
Pvt. Adam H. Wilcox, Co. D
Missing
United States Navy
Isaac Carter, Landsman
John Chace, Landsman
Willis Green, Landsman
John Horton, Landsman
John Rolles, Landsman
William Wilson, Landsman
Twenty-five African-American men fought here on the behalf of the Union, but their names are unrecorded. Twenty-two fought on board the USS Clifton and three on the USS Sachem. All were missing and presumed dead. We hereby recall their lives and remember their deaths.
Erected 2007.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1863.
Location. 29° 43.952′ N, 93° 52.377′ W. Memorial is in Sabine Pass, Texas, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Dick Dowling Road. Marker is located within the Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6100 Dick Dowling Road, Sabine Pass TX 77655, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally,
this memorial is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richard Dowling (a few steps from this marker); Site of Fort Griffin (a few steps from this marker); Commodore Leon Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Coastal Defenses at Sabine Pass (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Manhassett (about 600 feet away); Spanish-American War Fortifications (about 600 feet away); United States Forces at the Battle of Sabine Pass (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sabine Pass.
Also see . . . Battle of Sabine Pass - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on June 15, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)
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