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Mexican–American War. American Civil War. Raphael Semmes ( / sɪmz / 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.
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.
8 de abr. de 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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Raphael Semmes (27 de septiembre de 1809 - 30 de agosto de 1877) fue un oficial de la Armada de los Estados Unidos desde 1826 hasta 1860 y de la Armada de los Estados Confederados entre 1860 y 1865. Durante la Guerra de Secesión fue capitán del ilustre raider (crucero especialista en los asaltos al estilo corsario) CSS Alabama , que tuvo un ...
3 de jul. de 2019 · Semmes died at Mobile on August 30, 1877, after contracting food poisoning and was buried in the city's Old Catholic Cemetery. Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval commander during the American Civil War who earned international fame as captain of CSS Alabama.
15 de nov. de 2023 · Raphael Semmes has been the subject of four in-depth biographies and dozens of articles. They reveal the complexities of his character: His devotion to Catholicism and the Confederacy, his innate aggressive nature, and his philosophical view of the natural wonders he encountered.
13 de ene. de 2010 · Maritime raider Raphael Semmes was the scourge of Union blockaders and merchant shipping during the Civil War. by Wade G. Dudley 1/13/2010. Share This Article. ‘Burning ships trailed Semmes’ wake to waters off Canada, through his old cruising grounds in the Caribbean and into the Gulf of Mexico’.
