Semmes, Raphael

Life Span

09/01/1809 to 08/30/1877

Life Summary

Full name

Raphael Semmes

Place of Birth

Gender

Male

Race

White

Origins

Slave State

Occupation

Military

Attorney or Judge

Educator

Journalist

Military

US military (Pre-Civil War)

Confederate Navy

Events

Date	Event
06/02/1863	Off the coast of Brazil, the Confederate raider, Alabama, burns the New York bark Amazonian
06/05/1863	Off the coast of Brazil, the Confederate raider, Alabama, captures the New York clipper ship Talisman
06/19/1864	The Confederacy's most successful commerce raider meets its end off the French coast
06/20/1864	The private British steam yacht "Deerhound" lands rescued survivors of the raider "Alabama" at Southampton

Major Topics

Documents

Images

Rafael Semmes, circa 1864