on blockade running to import valuable materials and resources. See also List of conflicts involving the Texas Military Texas Military Department Texas Military Forces Awards and decorations of the Texas Military Notes References Works cited Cotham, Edward T. Jr., Sabine Pass: The Confederacy's Thermopylae, University of Texas Press, Austin, 2004. External links National Park Service battle description History Under Siege: Sabine Pass battlefield designated by CWPT as one of the top 10 most endangered Civil War battlefields of 2009 CWSAC Report Update Banks, Raymond H. The King of Louisiana, 1862-1865, and Other Government Work: A Biography of Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks. Las Vegas, NV: R. H. Banks, 2005. Chapter 44. . Sabine Pass II Sabine Pass II Sabine Pass II Sabine Pass II Jefferson County, Texas 1863 in the American Civil War 1863 in Texas Riverine warfare September 1863 events