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Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States

by Raphael Semmes

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-This edition is illustrated with five pages of photos.Although the American Civil War is not often thought of as a naval conflict, the Confederates did have a Navy which operated across the globe. The Federals blockaded nearly every Southern port, and the Confederacy invested much effort into trying to break the blockade. In addition, the South resorted to “commerce raiders” who attacked Federal merchant shipping, ranging across the Atlantic and Pacific. The most successful of these raiders was Raphael Semmes, who captained the steam-powered gunboat "Sumter" and then the raider "Alabama". "Me...

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