Cruise Of The Alabama And The Sumter

The cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter is a historical account of two Confederate Navy ships, the Sumter and the Alabama, under the command of Captain Raphael Semmes. The book traces their long voyages, commerce raiding missions, and naval engagements during the American Civil War, placing Semmes's actions within the wider struggle between the Union and the Confederacy. It opens by sketching Sem...