SABINE PASS BATTLEGROUND STATE HISTORICAL PARK SABINE PASS
BATTLEGROUND STATE HISTORICAL PARK. Sabine Pass Battleground
State Historical Park is on Farm Road 3322 just south of the
town of Sabine Pass in Jefferson County. The 56.3-acre park
includes the Sabine Pass battleground, where a small Confederate
force under the command of Lt. Richard W. Dowling repelled an
attempted invasion of Texas by Union naval gunboats during the
Civil War in the battle of Sabine Pass. During World War II the
area was the site of a United States Army coastal artillery
battery, and a few old bunkers can still be seen there. A statue
honoring Dowling's exploits was erected by the state in 1936.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department bought the site from the
Kountze County Trust in 1971. Facilities include picnicking
areas, a playground, a boat ramp, and restrooms. Ray Miller,
Texas Parks (Houston: Cordovan, 1984). The following, adapted
from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred
citation for this article.Chr