“The Rangers of the Prairie send greetings to the Rangers of the Sea.” - Battle of Galveston Shirt

“I am off and will make the attack as agreed, whether you come up or not. The Rangers of the Prairie send greetings to the Rangers of the Sea.” - General John B. Magruder. 

The above quote was the message sent to the small Confederate flotilla  awaiting to attack the Federal blockade force around Galveston, Texas. General Magruder had devised a risky maneuver of attacking both from land and see to retake the recently fallen city of Galveston. As part of this effort, and limited naval power, the General requested that a portion of Sibley's Brigade be placed on the "Cottonclad" CS Bayou City as a "Marine" element. With the rest of the brigade and various other Texas state forces, Magruder would attack from land and sea, retaking the city in 5 hours of fighting. The results would be the destruction and capture of two Federal gunboats and over 400 prisoners.