Leon Smith (naval commander)
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Leonidas R. Smith was an American steamboat captain and soldier. In the American Civil War he served the Confederate States of America as a volunteer; he was named Commander of the Texas Marine Depart
Leon Smith in uniform
Steamship Star of the West approaching Fort Sumter
C.S. Bayou City captures the USS Harriet Lane during the Battle of Galveston
Photo Leon Smith as published in governor Lubbock's memoirs Six Decades in Texas (1900). The caption reads "Commodore Leon Smith, C.S.N", however Smith was never officially in the confederate navy, and while described variously as a naval lieutenant, captain, and commodore or army major, and colonel, he was not actually a commissioned by either army or navy.
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, who was killed in action during the Battle of Galveston.
Leon Smith (naval commander)
…sunk, but Smith, aboard the CS Bayou City managed to ram into the Harriet Lane, board, and capture her, reportedly personally killing US Navy Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright and recovering a valuable signal book. Though still outnumbered, Smith demanded the surrender of US fleet from commander William B. Renshaw, who had…
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