Battle of Corpus Christi

Battle of Corpus Christi
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War

Corpus Christi in 1887
DateAugust 12–18, 1862
Location
Result United States tactical victory,
Confederate States strategic victory
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
John W. Kittredge Confederate States of America Alfred M. Hobby
Confederate States of America Charles G. Lovenskiold
Strength
Land:
100 sailors
1 artillery piece
Sea:
1 bark
1 sloop-of-war
1 schooner
1 steamer
1 yacht
Land:
700 militia
5 artillery pieces
1 fort
Sea:
1 sloop-of-war
2 schooners
1 steamer
Casualties and losses
~2 wounded
1 sloop-of-war damaged
1 steamer damaged
1 yacht damaged
1 killed
1 wounded
1 schooner captured
1 schooner scuttled
1 sloop-of-war scuttled
1 steamer scuttled
1 fort damaged

The Battle of Corpus Christi was fought between August 12 and August 18, 1862, during the American Civil War. United States Navy forces blockading Texas fought a small land and sea engagement with Confederate forces in and around Corpus Christi Bay and bombarded Corpus Christi. Union forces defeated Confederate States Navy ships operating in the area but were repulsed when they landed on the coast.