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Naval hero for all the South, Raphael Semmes (1809-1877) sailed two famous Confederate raiders. He outfitted CSS Sumter in 1861 and captured 18 Union merchant ships in six months before the raider was blockaded at Gibraltar. Next he took command of CSS Alabama, an English-built raider, and terrorize...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spencer, Warren F., 1923-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, 1997.
Temas:
Semmes, Raphael, > 1809-1877.
Semmes, Raphael, > 1809-1877
Confederate States of America. > Navy > Biography.
Confederate States of America. > Navy
1861-1865
Admirals > Confederate States of America > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Admirals
Military operations, Naval
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales.
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Student Mariner-Philosopher; 2. The Mexican War: Navy Duty; 3. Off to the ""Halls of the Montezumas!"" U.S. Army Duty; 4. Light House Keeping; 5. Secession, War, and the CSS Sumter; 6. Semmes and the CSS Alabama; 7. Survival after the Alabama; 8. The Mariner's Legacy; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; Index

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