7h 23min, sep 24, 1862 y - 1st Battle of Sabine Pass
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It was located in Jefferson County, Texas..the Union blockade of the Texas coastline, the shelling and capture of Sabine Pass was to keep Confederate forces from moving southwestward to the Texas coast to augment Galveston's defense.
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Joely godfrey 5th
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