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	Raphael Semmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Raphael Semmes (September 27, 1809 – August 30, 1877) was an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 to 1865.
		Semmes was born in Charles County, Maryland, the cousin of future Confederate general Paul Jones Semmes.
		With the fall of Richmond, Virginia, in April 1865, Semmes supervised the destruction of his squadron and was appointed as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raphael_Semmes (739 words)

	Alabama Hall of Fame: Raphael Semmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In the span of three years during the Civil War Raphael Semmes, admiral, general and lawyer, stole the hearts of the South, won the fear and respect of the seafaring nations of the world and inflicted a $6,000,000 wound to Federal shipping.
		As captain of the "Sumter" and the "Alabama" Semmes out-maneuvered and jauntily defied the vastly superior Federal naval forces to scourge the seas of vessels carrying cargoes vital to the Federal cause.
		Semmes' successful career of preying on unarmed merchant vessels concluded with the dramatic battle in which the Union ship "Keasarge" overwhelmed the "Alabama," leaving it to settle in the mud off the coast of France.
	www.archives.state.al.us /famous/r_semmes.html (312 words)

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		Dr. Semmes was a son of Thomas Semmes, Jr., and his first wife, Harriet Shepherd (Bealle) Semmes, the latter being a native of Columbia county, Georgia, and a descendent of early settlers from Charles county, Maryland, whence her grandparents removed to Georgia.
		Thomas Semmes, Jr., was born in Wilkes county, Georgia, on the 19th of January, 1802, and was married on the 27th of January, 1829.
		Raphael Semmes, Sr.> was born in Charles county, Maryland, on the 21st of August, 1786, and died on the 12th of October, 1846, at Georgetown, District of Columbia.
	ftp.rootsweb.com /pub/usgenweb/ga/chatham/bios/gbs173semmes.txt (1460 words)

	1862raphaelsemmes
		Admiral Raphael Semmes was born in Charles County, Md., on September 27, 1809, of Catholic ancestry.
		Semmes' grandfather, Oliver Spencer, a Revolutionary Colonel, moved from New Jersey to Cincinnati, when the latter was nothing more than a military post, and her father was the first mayor of the town.
		Captain Semmes having taken the Sumter into Cadiz, Spain, for repairs - she being in a very leaky condition from having run upon a rock at Maranham, Brazil - he was received very politely by the commander of the port and at once permitted to go into dock at the naval station.
	www.navyandmarine.org /ondeck/1862raphaelsemmes.htm (2866 words)

	RAPHAEL SEMMES, CSN
		Raphael Semmes was born on September 27, 1809, in Charles County, Maryland.
		Semmes was assigned to one of these, the CSS "Alabama." From August 1862 to June 1864, the ship helped capture and sunk 55 ships, more than any other Confederate cruiser.
		Semmes' efforts on behalf of the Confederacy contributed to a decline in his health.
	www.multied.com /Bio/CWcGENS/CSASemes.html (456 words)

	Admiral Raphael Semmes
		Admiral Raphael Semmes was born on September 27, 1809 in Charles County, Maryland.
		Semmes resigned from the United States Navy in 1861 and became a Commander in the Confederate States Navy.
		In June 1865 Raphael Semmes was promoted to Admiral and was put in command of the James River Squadron that was protecting Richmond.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/admiral_Raphael_Semmes.htm (414 words)

	Raphael Semmes
		Semmes was born in Maryland and made his home in Mobile, Alabama and he had a special distaste for New England Yankee'.
		Raphael Semmes could either try and escape, but his ship was in disrepair, he could abandon the ship, rationalising that it had served its purpose, or option 3, he could fight.
		Semmes chose to ignore such rumours, Semmes told his men, "The name of your ship has become a household word wherever civilisation extends, shall that name be tarnished by defeat?".
	pages.britishlibrary.net /mikepymm/new_page_33.htm (2418 words)

	Confederate States of America Commemorative Silver Dollars & Merchandise
		In 1849 Raphael Semmes moved to Mobile, Alabama to be near the navy base at Pensacola, and to practice law in Mobile during leaves from the navy.
		Captain Raphael Semmes was a hero to the Confederates but he was hated and feared by the Union.
		Admiral Raphael Semmes was one of the most popular figures of the Civil War and his fame was gained because of the humanity to prisoners and to his brilliant naval tactics.
	www.csasilverdollar.com /semmes.html (697 words)

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		Semmes was born at Charles City., Md., 27 Sept. 1809.
		Semmes was rescued from drowning by the yacht Deerhound, aboard which he was brought to England.
		In Feb. 1865 Semmes took command of the James River Squadron (3 ironclad rams and 3 wooden steamers), but there was little action until the evacuation of Richmond 2 Apr., when he destroyed his ships to prevent their capture and organized his sailors and naval cadets into a brigade.
	www.civilwarhome.com /semmesbio.htm (760 words)

	BookRags: Raphael Semmes Biography
		Although Raphael Semmes is best known for his success as the captain of a Confederate cruiser during the Civil War, the published records of his journeys on land and sea, during both that war and the Mexican War, have earned him the right to be included within the ranks of travel writers.
		Raphael Semmes was born on 27 September 1809 to middle-class Roman Catholic parents, Catherine Middleton Semmes and Richard Thompson Semmes, in Charles County, Maryland.
		Raphael was the elder of two surviving children (another died in infancy) born to this couple.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/raphael-semmes-dlb (210 words)

	US People--Semmes, Raphael
		Raphael Semmes was born in Charles County, Maryland, on 27 September 1809.
		Appointed a Commander in the Confederate Navy in April 1861, Raphael Semmes was sent to New Orleans to convert a steamer into the cruiser CSS Sumter.
		On 19 June 1864, Semmes took her to sea to fight the Union cruiser USS Kearsarge and was wounded when she was sunk in action.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-s/r-semmes.htm (718 words)

	BookRags: Raphael Semmes Biography
		Raphael Semmes (1809-1877), American naval officer of the Confederacy, commanded the Sumter and Alabama in their daring raids on Northern shipping during the Civil War.
		Raphael Semmes was born in Charles County, Md. Appointed a midshipman in the U.S. Navy at 16, in 1837 he was promoted to lieutenant.
		Semmes was rescued by an English yacht, one of many that had come to witness the engagement.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/raphael-semmes (455 words)

	Raphael Semmes
		Raphael Semmes was born in Charles County, Maryland, to Catherine Middleton Semmes and Richard Thompson Semmes, a tobacco farmer.
		Semmes served in the Mexican War, participating in General Winfield Scott's arrival at Veracruz and fighting at Cerro Gordo, Churubusco, and Chapultepec.
		The construction or equipping of Confederate war vessels in officially-neutral Britain raised the ire of Union officials during the War for Southern Independence and was a major impediment to improving U.S.-British relations after the war.
	www.knowsouthernhistory.net /Biographies/Raphael_Semmes (499 words)

	Commodore Semmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Semmes had overcome a lot of medical illnesses, reminders of his service around the world, and enjoyed a good reputation as an aggressive commander who made several successful captures and raids against the Rebel enemy on this west coast of Florida.
		Raphael and his brother Samuel, whose parents had died when Raphael was ten years old, had been taken in by the rest of the Semmes family.
		Raphael's hatred of the Yankee New Englanders was well known, and his leaving the Navy to "go South" surprised no one.
	www.nosc.mil /fleet/insurv/htmlbios/semmes.htm (847 words)

	Raphael Painting -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bishop Raphael was glorified (numbered among the saints) by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) in its March 2000 session.
		Raphael, an angel of healing as mentioned in the Midrash (expounding upon Judaism's Hebrew Bible.) He is termed a Seraph found in the Book of Tobit, a scripture which is part of the Old Testament in the Roman Catholic biblical canon and part of the Protestant Apocrypha.
		Raphael Semmes (September 27, 1809 – August 30, 1877) was an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 to 1865.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/124/raphael-painting.html (2231 words)

	Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes of the Confederate Navy
		Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes of the Confederate Navy
		Semmes sailed on the CSS Alabama from August of 1862 to June of 1864.
		In February of 1865, Semmes took command of the James River Squadron (3 ironclad rams and 3 wooden steamers), but there was little action until the evacuation of Richmond on April 2nd, when he destroyed his ships to prevent their capture and organized his sailors and naval cadets into a brigade.
	www.mycivilwar.com /leaders/semmes_raphael.htm (1000 words)

	CSS Alabama: Lost and Found
		Captain Semmes and the Cruise of the Alabama
		He is Captain Raphael Semmes, commander of the legendary Confederate cruiser Alabama, the scourge of the oceans, a ship which, with a handful of like-minded vessels, virtually swept the Union merchant fleet from the seas.
		Semmes was very much the sea lawyer and was usually punctilious about neutral rights, but on technical points he knew his rights even when exercising them would cause him trouble.
	www.history.navy.mil /branches/org12-7d.htm (5750 words)

	Raphael Semmes by Louis Prang lithographic company
		At the helm of the CSS Sumter, converted into a man-of-war in June 1861, and later as captain of the CSS Alabama, Raphael Semmes excelled at implementing the South’s naval strategy of destroying Yankee commerce.
		Semmes, buoyed up by his string of naval victories, challenged Captain John A. Winslow to a duel.
		Semmes and most of his crew were rescued by an English yacht, the Deerhound.
	www.civilwar.si.edu /navies_semmes.html (350 words)

	Catherine Barnes Historical Autographs > Raphael Semmes autograph, letters, documents, manuscripts, signatures
		Born in Maryland, Raphael Semmes had settled in Alabama in the 1840's, and was at this date a U.S. naval officer, working with the Lighthouse Board in Washington.
		Semmes writes here to an individual who was acting as his agent, possibly an attorney or overseer.
		Letters from Semmes are quite scarce; rarer still are letters from any high-ranking Confederate discussing slavery in such detail.
	www.barnesautographs.com /pages/inventory/semmes.htm (507 words)

	Raphael Semmes
		SEMMES, Raphael, naval officer, born in Charles county, Maryland, 27 September, 1809; died in Mobile, Alabama, 30 August, 1877.
		He was in command of the United States brig "Somers" on the blockade of the Mexican coast, when the brig foundered in a gale, and most of her crew were drowned.
		Lieutenant Semmes served for several years as inspector of light-houses on the Gulf coast, in 1855 was promoted commander, and in 1858 became secretary of the light-house board at Washington.
	www.famousamericans.net /raphaelsemmes (942 words)

	1862semmessingapore
		The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies includes extracts of the journal of Raphael Semmes, while he was in command of the CSS Alabama.
		Semmes was often quite descriptive in his notes and observations, and at times made his personal feelings known through the journal entries.
		He describes her as "essentially a handy craft, capable of the most rapid movements, and thoroughly effective to the extent of her strength." The reporter also had a chance to meet with Commander Semmes, and notes that he (Semmes) had boasted that the Confederate flag on the vessel would never be lowered in surrender.
	www.navyandmarine.org /ondeck/1862semmes.htm (1745 words)

	Raphael
		Raphael I. Semmes was born September 27, 1809, in Charles County, MD., a county in the southern protion of Western Maryland, bordering on the Potomac River, and not far south of Washington City.
		Admiral Semmes came of the best of this Maryland stock, and his birth and environment were such as to produce the great man he turned out to be.
		His grave is covered with a plain, white marble slab bearing the simple inscription, "Admiral Raphael Semmes," and beneath his name is inscribed the name of his beloved wife, who has followed him to the grave.
	www.csa-dixie.com /liverpool_dixie/recoll.htm (1289 words)

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		Gibraltar did not have the facilities to repair his ship; parts and supplies from the Confederacy were a faint hope; he could not hope to fight the Union warships that were watching his every move; and his restive and unpaid crew was on the verge of mutiny.
		Lastly, the cruise of the Sumter demonstrated that Raphael Semmes was an outstanding officer well suited to the task of hunting Union merchantmen.
		Promoted to captain, Semmes was given command of a new raider, the Alabama, which would plague the Union economy to a much greater extent than the Sumter until it was eventually destroyed in 1864.
	ebooks.abc-clio.com /ebooks/1576073823/pg_1906.asp (829 words)

	USS Semmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Semmes for Raphael Semmes.
		The first Semmes (DD-189) was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920, served in World War II and decommissioned in 1946.
		The second Semmes (DDG-18) was Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer, commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1991.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Semmes (125 words)

	Semmes dd 189
		The first Semmes (DD-189) was laid down on 10 June 1918 by the Newport News Shipbuilding Co. Newport News, Va., launched on 21 December 1918, sponsored by Mrs.
		Following shakedown, Semmes participated in exercises along the northeast coast until January 1921 when she sailed south for winter fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean.
		After the capitulation of Germany, Semmes resumed her primary mission of testing experimental equipment and for the remainder of her career, conducted tests for the Underwater Sound Laboratory, New London, as a unit of the antisubmarine surface group of the Operational Development Force.
	www.multied.com /Navy/destroyer/dest2/Semmesdd189.html (499 words)

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