Battle of Corpus Christi

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Battle of Corpus Christi
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Corpus Christi in 1887
Date August 12–18, 1862 Location Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi Bay, Gulf of Mexico Result United States tactical victory, Confederate States strategic victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
John W. Kittredge	Alfred M. Hobby 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.