Raphael Semmes : the philosophical mariner / Warren F. Spencer.

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Spencer, Warren F, 1923-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, 1997.Description: 1 online resource (x, 250 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0585141053
9780585141053

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Raphael Semmes.DDC classification:

973.7/57 20

LOC classification:

E467.1.S47 S64 1997eb

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Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.

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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 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.

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