January 29, 1863: Union Squadron Tests Galveston Fort

JANUARY 29TH, 1863:  The USS Brooklyn, Commodore H. H. Bell, with gunboats USS Sciota, Owasco and Katahdin tested Confederate batteries under construction at Galveston, Texas.  He learned that two of the fort's guns were capable of firing past the squadron -- more than 2 1/2 miles.

--Old B-Runner