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[Illustration: Raphael Semmes.]
The cruise of the Alabama
and the Sumter.
From the private journals and
other papers of...
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Raphael Semmes (1809-1877), American naval officer of the Confederacy, commanded the Sumter and Alabama in their daring raids on Northern shipping during the Civil War.Raphael Semmes was born in Charl...
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Although Raphael Semmes is best known for his success as the captain of a Confederate cruiser during the Civil War, the published records of his journeys on land and sea, during both that war and the ...
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