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William B. Renshaw

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hands, but died in the ensuing explosion. His failure to intercept the cotton ships cost the Union the battle.
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in November 1831. He served on a variety of sailing ships and outposts for the next twenty years.
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Brooklyn, New York
Galveston, Texas
Confederate States
United States of America
United States Navy

Commander
Westfield
American Civil War
First Battle of Galveston
Second Battle of Galveston

Richard T. Renshaw
United States Navy
American Civil War
Second Battle of Galveston
Brooklyn, New York
William Bainbridge
U.S. Navy
midshipman
commander
Civil War
David Farragut
Westfield
Mississippi River
Union
blockading
Galveston, Texas
First Battle of Galveston
Second Battle of Galveston

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