Battle of Mustang Island

Battle of Mustang Island
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Date November 17, 1863 Location Mustang Island, Texas 27°44′21.8″N 97°7′54.1″W / 27.739389°N 97.131694°W / 27.739389; -97.131694 Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Nathaniel P. Banks Thomas E. G. Ransom	George O. Dunaway
Strength
13th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment 15th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment USS Monongahela	Detachments from: Co. "I" 8th Texas Infantry Regiment 3rd Texas Militia Regiment
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown killed and wounded 98 surrendered
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The Battle of Mustang Island (November 17, 1863) was fought in Texas during the American Civil War. It was part of a campaign by Major General Nathaniel P. Banks to occupy positions along the Texas coast. One of Banks's forces attacked a Confederate fort, capturing its small garrison.