Battle of Mustang Island

Battle of Mustang Island
	Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the; American Civil War
Date	November 17, 1863
Location	Mustang Island, Texas27°44′21.8″N 97°7′54.1″W / 27.739389°N 97.131694°W
Result	Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Nathaniel P. Banks; Thomas E. G. Ransom	George O. Dunaway
Strength
13th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment; 15th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment; 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment; USS Monongahela;	Detachments from: Co. "I" 8th Texas Infantry Regiment; 3rd Texas Militia Regiment;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown killed and wounded; 98 surrendered
	Location within Texas Battle of Mustang Island (the United States)

The Battle of Mustang Island (November 17, 1863) was fought in Texas during the American Civil War. It was part of a campaign by Major General Nathaniel P. Banks to occupy positions along the Texas coast. One of Banks's forces attacked a Confederate fort, capturing its small garrison.