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The Contextualized Statue of Raphael Semmes
Until June 2020, Raphael Semmes stood on a traffic median along Government Street in Mobile, Alabama—at least his bronze statue did. On the far side of the intersection, the Bankhead Tunnel plunges below the city street and beneath the empty … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments, Navies
Tagged commerce raiders, Confederate Navy, CSS Alabama, History Museum of Mobile, Mobile, Monuments, Raphael Semmes, Semmes statue, statues, USS Kearsage
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Unpublished — The International War: Alabama Claims Documentation
This source is not exactly unpublished, but close. It was printed once—long ago—by the U. S. government. Until recently, it was scarce and mostly unknown. And it is a treasure trove of primary source material for the international and naval … Continue reading
The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far
Civil War military history occurs in the context of “theaters” including the Eastern, the Western, and the Trans-Mississippi with sub-theaters within each. This framework organizes operations in terms of discrete location, environment, interacting events, influences, and consequences. The naval side … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Navies
Tagged blockade, Civil War theaters, coasts and harbors, commerce raiders, Mississippi campaign, navies
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