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Semmes, Raphael
Died: 1877 AD, at 67 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Admiral, Military Officer, Naval Officer
1809 - Admiral Raphael Semmes, born on the 27th of September in Charles County, Maryland. He was an officer in the United States Navy.
1819 - He was orphaned at the age of ten.
1824 - He began training as a U.S. Navy Midshipman at the age of 15.
1849 - He moved to Mobile, Alabama so he could be close to the naval base in Pensacola, Florida and to practice law.
1861 - Resigned from the United States Navy and became a Commander in the Confederate States Navy.
1865 - He was promoted to Admiral and was put in command of the James River Squadron that was protecting Richmond.
1877 - died on the 30th of August after eating spoiled shrimp at his daughter's home in Point Clear, Alabama. He is buried with his wife Ann in Mobile Catholic Cemetery, a statue of Admiral Semmes stands over Government Street in Downtown Mobile.
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Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States by Admiral Raphael Semmes (Hardcover - May 12, 1987)  |
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The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Raphael Semmes (Paperback - Jun 12, 2001) The Cruise of The Alabama and The Sumter was written from the private journals and papers of Cammander R. Semmes, and other officers including Lt. R.F. Armstrong and Master Mate G. Townley Fullam... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) by Raphael Semmes (Paperback - Jul 24, 1996) "The subject of this book pertains to events, often unpleasant, in the domestic lives of the 17th-century Maryland colonists." -- publisher's catalog description, 1938Marylander Edward Erbery called...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Raphael Semmes: The Philosophical Mariner by Warren F. Spencer (Hardcover - Apr 30, 1997)  Usually ships in 1 to 4 weeks |
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Css Alabama: Builder, Captain, and Plans by Charles Grayson Summersell (Hardcover - Jul 12, 1985) |
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The Confederate Raider Alabama by Raphael&Stern, Philip Van Doren (edited by) Semmes (Mass Market Paperback - May 12, 1962) |
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