Raphael Semmes : the philosophical mariner /
Spencer, Warren F., 1923-
Raphael Semmes : the philosophical mariner / Warren F. Spencer. - Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, 1997. - 1 online resource (x, 250 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
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
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 terrorized U.S. merchant vessels on the high seas from August 1862 until the raider was sunk in battle off Cherbourg in June 1864. During that two-year period, he captured more enemy merchant ships than any other cruiser captain in maritime history. He is considered one of the greatest ship's commanders that.
0585141053 (electronic bk.) 9780585141053 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper)
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--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Opérations navales.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States.
United States--Confederate States of America.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
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Raphael Semmes : the philosophical mariner / Warren F. Spencer. - Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, 1997. - 1 online resource (x, 250 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
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
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 terrorized U.S. merchant vessels on the high seas from August 1862 until the raider was sunk in battle off Cherbourg in June 1864. During that two-year period, he captured more enemy merchant ships than any other cruiser captain in maritime history. He is considered one of the greatest ship's commanders that.
0585141053 (electronic bk.) 9780585141053 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper)
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--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Opérations navales.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States.
United States--Confederate States of America.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
E467.1.S47 / S64 1997eb
973.7/57