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CIVIL WAR SHIPWRECK The USS Westfield, an 822-ton Union gunboat, participated in the capture of Galveston in October 1862. On Jan. 1, 1863, it ran aground and was threatened by Confederate attack. To prevent capture, the boat was blown up by its crew.
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Area where boat sank Galveston
BEFORE SINKING: The USS Westfield as it appeared before its sinking in 1863. Drawing, circa 1904 by R.G. Skerrett, courtesy of the New Jersey Historical Society. Sources: U.S. Naval Historical Center; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Area where boat sank Galveston
BEFORE SINKING: The USS Westfield as it appeared before its sinking in 1863. Drawing, circa 1904 by R.G. Skerrett, courtesy of the New Jersey Historical Society. Sources: U.S. Naval Historical Center; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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