Memoirs of Service Afloat Quotes Showing 1-3 of 3 “Liberty is always destroyed by the multitude, in the name of liberty.” ― Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat: During the War Between the States An hour after the battle began, Kearsarge's guns had reduced the Confederacy's greatest raider to a burning wreck. Granting this request, Mallory ordered him to New Orleans to overhaul the steamer Habana.

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Departing Singapore, Alabama was increasingly in need of a full dockyard refit. My dad wanted me to read it, but it was actually quite good. Rich in character and detail.

The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter, both volumes in a single file, The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter: From the Private Journals and Other Papers of Commander R. Semmes, C.S.N., and Other Officers, Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States. Arriving in Cuba, he returned to the Confederacy via Mexico. Sailing aboard the chartered steamer Bahama, Semmes and Bulloch rendezvoused with Enrica and the supply ship Agrippina.

We learn little of Raphael Semmes growing into a man or of his 35 years in the U.S. Navy other than it was in no way exceptional due to his lack of political sensitivity and the clogged pipeline of promotions. Largely employed in survey work, he next took command of the brig USS Somers (10). He ran her through the Federal blockade in June 1861 and began a career of commerce raiding that is without equal in American naval history. During the Mexican War, he commanded the brig USS Somers in the Gulf of Mexico. Got a bad rating from me because of Stephen Fox's going off the rails near the end of chapter 9 and just starts going off about slavery instead of talking about well what the book was about, This was a well researched book on the life of Raphael Semmes. The longer he remained at Cherbourg, the greater the Union opposition would likely become and the chances increased that the French would prevent his departure. You will learn about the Maryland background on Semmes to becoming the baddest ass of the Confederate Navy. Laid down in 1862, the new hull was designated #290 and launched on July 29, 1862. Good read about a little known part of the civil war. Be the first to learn about new releases! Semmes: "That is the common mistake of foreigners. Just a really great read. American Civil War: Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes. Landing and paroling the Union prisoners, Semmes turned south and made for Brazil. You would think they never existed. Read Raphael Semmes ’s biography, works and quotes online for free. Wolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSS Alabama by Stephen Fox showed me a little-known aspect of the war that took place at sea. With the assistance of another uncle, Benedict Semmes, he obtained a midshipman's warrant in the US Navy in 1826. The author presents a balanced look at Semmes. My adventures afloat: a personal memoir of my cruises and services in 'The Sumter' and 'Alabama'. As a result, after issuing a challenge to Winslow, Semmes emerged with his ship on June 19. Read 5 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes, CSN There is a statue of Raphael Semmes at the foot of Government Street in Mobile, Alabama. Re-coaling, he sailed for Texas with the hope of frustrating Union operations off Galveston. Refresh and try again. Operating off Cuba, Semmes captured eight ships before shifting south to Brazil. But soon after the Civil War began and he was assigned to Captain the CSS Sumter and then the new construction raider CSS Alabama and he came into his own. Alabama and its legendary captain, Raphael Semmes.

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Courtesy of the State of Alabama. Prohibited from doing the needed work in Cadiz, Semmes moved down the coast to Gibraltar.

A detailed history of Raphael Semmes and the CSS Alabama taken mostly from Semmes's personal diary. A subsequent court of inquiry found no fault with Semmes' behavior and praised his actions during the brig's final moments. He was with Johnston when the general surrendered to Major General William T. Sherman at Bennett Place, NC on April 26. "Wolf Of The Deep" tells the tale of the C.S.S. He would have been the first to make a "perpetual" alliance with us, and to offer us inducements to give him the benefits of our trade. Forced to abandon ship, Semmes and the crew went over the side. From 1862-1864 the Alabama left a trail of burning wrecks across the oceans of the globe as it sought to apply pressure to break the will of the North to carry on its war against Southern Independence. Arriving at Cadiz, Spain on January 4, 1862, Sumter badly required a major overhaul. Not until reading. Disappointed with this assignment, Semmes lobbied Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory to allow him to convert a merchant vessel into a commerce raider. But soon after the Civil War began and he was assigned to Captain the CSS Sumter and then the new construction raider CSS Alabama and he came into his own. 'Our commerce will soon be entirely in the hands of foreigners,' wrote a well-connected Bostonian to Gideon Welles, 'unless our trade is protected by every means within the power of the Government.'" But as he gained strength, he gained courage, and as the war progressed, and it became evident that we should be beaten, he began to talk of traitors, and treason.”, We’d love your help. Over the next two weeks, the raider destroyed a total of ten Union merchant ships, mostly whalers, and inflicted around $230,000 in damage.

It was well researched presenting a generally unknown chapter in the Civil War, and reads like a suspense novel at times. After the first drubbing we gave him, at Manassas, he was disposed to be quite reasonable, and the Federal Congress passed the conciliatory resolution I have quoted in a previous chapter, intimating to us, that if we would come back, slavery should be secure in the States, and our "rights and dignity" remain unimpaired. Memoirs of Service Afloat book. Welcome back. In command when the Mexican-American War began in 1846, Semmes commenced blockade duty in the Gulf of Mexico. Fox does a wonderful job of exploring the, A very interesting account of the history of the CSS Alabama, and its captai, Raphael Semmes, covering a part of the Civil War largely forgotten today and little covered. The situation was made worse by the fact that the Union ambassador in Paris immediately alerted all Union naval vessels in Europe as to Alabama's location. To see what your friends thought of this book, With as much as I've read about the American Civil War, when I found this book I realized that the focus of what I've been reading has been the land battles and troop movements.

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