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Raphael 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 was previously a serving officer in the US Navy from 1826 to 1860.
- Commander (USN), Rear admiral (CSN)
- August 30, 1877 (aged 67), Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
- September 27, 1809, Nanjemoy, Maryland, U.S.
Apr 8, 2024 · Raphael Semmes (born Sept. 27, 1809, Charles County, Md., U.S.—died Aug. 30, 1877, Mobile, Ala.) 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).
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Jul 14, 2023 · Raphael Semmes Confederate rear admiral and brigadier general Raphael Semmes (1809-1877) left an enduring legacy as captain of the CSS Alabama, the most famous of the Confederate commerce raiders. Known as the “Nelson of the Confederacy” for his daring exploits, Semmes rallied the hopes of Alabamians and other southerners during the waning ...
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Raphael Semmes began his military career in 1826 when he entered the United States Navy as a midshipman upon graduating from the Charlotte Hall Military Academy. Semmes served during the Mexican-American war as the commander of the USS Somers in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Captain. The naval career of the only officer to command this famous raider began just about 36 years earlier. Raphael Semmes was born in Maryland in 1809, brought up in Georgetown, and...
Jan 13, 2010 · On August 30, 1877, Admiral Raphael H. Semmes, one of the best known and most beloved Southern heroes, and surely among the greatest naval commanders of his age, departed this world on his final voyage.
Appointed a Commander in the Confederate Navy in April 1861, Raphael Semmes was sent to New Orleans to convert a steamer into the cruiser CSS Sumter. He ran her through the Federal blockade in...
