The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter

Raphael Semmes (1809–1877) was a career naval officer, serving first in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. As an author, he is best known for his book 'The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter', which accounts in detail the operation of the CSS Alabama and the CSS Sumter, of which he was the commanding officer. The book serves as a seafar...