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Bookmark or Share- Raphael Semmes - WikipediaRaphael Semmes (/ s ɪ m z / SIMZ; September 27, 1809 – August 30, 1877) was an officer in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.He had served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1860.. During the American Civil War, Semmes was captain of the cruiser CSS Alabama, the most successful commerce raider in maritime history, taking 65 prizes.
- Raphael Semmes in the Civil War - ThoughtCoRaphael Semmes - Early Life & Career: Born in Charles County, MD on September 27, 1809, Raphael Semmes was the fourth child of Richard and Catherine Middleton Semmes. Orphaned at an early age, he moved to Georgetown, DC to live with his uncle and later attended Charlotte Hall Military Academy.
- ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES CAMP #11 - scvsemmes.orgRaphael Semmes, Rear Admiral, Confederate States Navy, Brigadier General, Confederate States Army : documents pertaining to the charges preferred against him by the United States Government : with a pictorial history of the voyages of the Sumter and Alabama and the Alabama Claims Commission / edited with an introd. by Caldwell Delaney. Mobile ...
- Statue of Raphael Semmes - WikipediaA statue of the Confederate naval officer Raphael Semmes was displayed in Mobile, Alabama, since June 1900. [1] It was removed on 5 June 2020 during the George Floyd protests, and was Relocated to the History Museum of Mobile. [2]The city's mayor, Sandy Stimpson, stated that "Moving this statue will not change the past.It is about removing a potential distraction so we may focus clearly on the ...
- Raphael Semmes | Civil War, Admiral, Commander | BritannicaRaphael Semmes was an American Confederate naval officer whose daring raids in command of the man-of-war “Alabama” interfered with Union merchant shipping during the middle two years of the American Civil War (1861–65). Appointed a midshipman in the U.S. Navy in 1826, Semmes studied law while
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