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- catalog abstract ""One man - Capt. Raphael Semmes - dominates the history of Confederate naval operations in the American Civil War. Although the Confederates were hopelessly outnumbered at sea throughout the Civil War, Semmes roamed the oceans freely, first in the CSS Sumter and then the CSS Alabama, capturing nearly one hundred Federal merchant ships and precipitating a flight from the American flag that decimated the Federal merchant marine. The Yankee-hating Semmes was reviled as a pirate in the North but revered as a hero in the South. His exploits made him a household name and struck fear into the hearts of ships' crews and passengers. Incredibly, Semmes and the Alabama traveled 75,000 miles and as far east as Singapore without ever taking refuge in a Confederate port. In 1864, off the coast of Cherbourg, France, the USS Kearsarge finally caught up with the Confederate raider and fought the last-ever ship-to-ship gun duel between wooden warships."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13063496.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""One man - Capt. Raphael Semmes - dominates the history of Confederate naval operations in the American Civil War. Although the Confederates were hopelessly outnumbered at sea throughout the Civil War, Semmes roamed the oceans freely, first in the CSS Sumter and then the CSS Alabama, capturing nearly one hundred Federal merchant ships and precipitating a flight from the American flag that decimated the Federal merchant marine.".
- catalog description "In 1864, off the coast of Cherbourg, France, the USS Kearsarge finally caught up with the Confederate raider and fought the last-ever ship-to-ship gun duel between wooden warships."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-118) and index.".
- catalog description "Showdown off Cherbourg -- The old navy -- The cruise of the C.S.S. Sumter -- The mysterious 290 -- The trail of fire -- Ruling the waves -- The "pirate" Semmes -- Defiance -- Remembering Raphael Semmes.".
- catalog description "The Yankee-hating Semmes was reviled as a pirate in the North but revered as a hero in the South. His exploits made him a household name and struck fear into the hearts of ships' crews and passengers. Incredibly, Semmes and the Alabama traveled 75,000 miles and as far east as Singapore without ever taking refuge in a Confederate port.".
- catalog extent "x, 124 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Semmes.".
- catalog identifier "1574884190 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Semmes.".
- catalog isPartOf "Military profiles".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brassey's,".
- catalog relation "Semmes.".
- catalog spatial "Confederate States of America".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations.".
- catalog subject "973.7/5 21".
- catalog subject "Admirals Confederate States of America Biography.".
- catalog subject "Confederate States of America. Navy Biography.".
- catalog subject "E467.1.S47 T395 2004".
- catalog subject "Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Showdown off Cherbourg -- The old navy -- The cruise of the C.S.S. Sumter -- The mysterious 290 -- The trail of fire -- Ruling the waves -- The "pirate" Semmes -- Defiance -- Remembering Raphael Semmes.".
- catalog title "Semmes : rebel raider / John M. Taylor.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".