How would someone have traveled from New York city to Galveston, TX around 1865 to 1870?

Question

How would someone have traveled from New York city to Galveston, TX around 1865 to 1870?

Answer 1

Reconstruction time, railroads in South still pretty torn up by war, so I would say by boat, south of Florida then north to island of Galveston.

Answer 2

By ship.

Answer 3

Rail

Answer 4

You had rail to Galveston by 1868. You had two options:

1) Land and that was train, horse, or foot. The Train would take about 2-3 weeks. Horese about a month (depending on the horse and how good you could ride one). By foot about 2-4 months (how fast, weather, your age/physical fitness, etc determined this).

2) Sea - This could take about 2 weeks