Photograph of a large group of men in military dress milling about an encampment. Telephone poles, a house, and a shed line the horizon.

Photograph of a large group of men in military dress milling about an encampment. Telephone poles and several houses line the horizon.

Photograph of a crowd of men in military dress carrying rifles. They are marching in a deliberate formation, heading somewhere to the right of the camera. On the left side, the back of a female observer in a large hat is visible.

Photograph of a concrete watchtower looming over a gravel yard littered with sandbags and wooden planks. There are several low, brick walls with planks connecting them. On the left side, a brick chimney rises parallel to the watchtower.

Photograph of a U.S. Army Quartermaster steamship at dock. The sterns of two other ships are visible, though the rest of them lie out of frame, and across the water land is visible in the distance.

Photograph of a row of tents pitched on either side of a wide walkway lined with shallow trenches. The tents on the right side are all dark-colored and large enough for multiple people. The tents on the left side alternate between being large and light-colored and small and dark-colored. Most of the tents have their front flaps open. Several men in military-style uniforms walk about the scene.

Photograph of dozens of large, circular tents pitched close together in a field. In the distance, the smoke of a campfire rises above the tents. On the right side of the image, three men, one in light-colored undergarments and the other two in military-style uniforms, are gathered around a stack of firewood. A woman in a light shirt and a long, dark skirt looks on.

Photograph of a field taken from a distance. The field is packed with small, dark colored tents. Beyond the tents, there are several large buildings. Telephone lines run throughout the scene. The sky above is darkened by clouds.

Photograph of Galveston County Confederate Memorial outside the Galveston County Courthouse. It is a statue of a man carrying a rolled up flag on his shoulder. There is a mourning dove perched at the top of the statue. Foliage surrounds the base of the statue.

Photograph of the stern of British Royal Navy ship the HMS Essex at dock with many people milling about. The ship is flying the White Ensign and "ESSEX" is inscribed on the rear of the boat.

Photograph of a large steamboat flying an American flag accompanied by a much smaller steamboat. Land is visible in the background; in the distance, a sign reads "HIGH GRADE" in front of power lines stretching off into the horizon.

Photograph of a large unidentified steamship taken from in front of the helm. The ship is flying a checkered flag and is being followed by another steam vessel. The ship has lifeboats deployed on either side. The waters are calm below overcast skies.

Photograph of a large dark-colored unidentified steamship on open water. Many men mill about in light-colored uniforms on the ship's sizable decks. Sunlight gleams off of the calm waters below. Along the side of the boat, two lifeboats have been deployed.

Photograph of the SS Dacia on the water. The photo shows a portion of the port side of the large steamboat, though both ends lie out of frame.

Photograph of an unidentified woman in a light-colored shirt and a long, dark skirt holding a parasol on the deck of a ship. The woman stands between two massive chains in front of an assortment of equipment. A massive piece of fabric partially shades the deck, several men mill about underneath it. A skeletal tower extends from the deck to beyond the top of the frame.

Photograph of a large unidentified steamship on open water. The ship has a lifeboat deployed along its side. On the left side, the front of another steam vessel is visible.

Photograph of a man and a woman posing near cannons front of a stone wall that overlooks a large body of water. The woman is sitting on a low stone wall and wearing a large pillbox hat and a light-colored knee-length dress with white heels. The man is standing and wearing a light-colored button-down shirt with matching pants and a captain's hat. In the distance, there is a boat on the water.