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Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States, Chapter 7: (search)
s place, at your earliest convenience. Your obedient servant, C. M. Conrad, Chairman. Commander Raphael Semmes, Washington, D. C. Here was the sound for which I had been so anxiously listening. Secession was now indeed a reality, and the tif the Board, and wrote the following resignation of my commission, as a Commander in the United States Navy: Washington, D. C., Feb. 15, 1861. Sir:—I respectfully tender through you, to the President of the United States, this, the resignaespectfully your obedient servant, Raphael Semmes, Commander U. S. Navy. Hon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. On the same day, I received the following acceptance of my resignation:— Navy Department, Feb. 15, 1861.orm the Board officially, of my being no longer a member of it, which I did in the following communication:— Washington, D. C., Feb. 16, 1861. Sir:—I have the honor to inform you, that I have resigned my commission, as a Commander in the
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States, Chapter 17: (search)
o more in Paramaribo. He had embarked on board a vessel bound to Europe, and next turned up in Southampton. The poor negro had wandered off at a hazard in quest of the Sumter, but hearing nothing of her, and learning that the Confederate States steamer Nashville, Commander Pegram, was at Southampton, he made his way on board of that ship, and told his tale to the officers. He afterward found his way to the United States, and died miserably, of cholera, in some of the negro suburbs of Washington City August 23d.—Weather clear, during the day, but we had some heavy showers of rain, with thunder, and lightning during the night. We are receiving coal rather slowly—a small lighter-load at a time. We are making some changes in the internal arrangements of the ship. Finding, by experience, that we have more tank-room, for water, than is requisite, we are landing a couple of our larger tanks, and extending the bulkheads of the coal-bunkers. By this means, we shall be enabled to incr
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States, Chapter 59: (search)
f half a world was at my mercy, and when the passions of men, North and South, were tossed into a whirlwind, by the current events of the most bloody and terrific war that the human race had ever seen, I shall hope to justify and defend myself against any and all charges affecting the honor and reputation of a man and a soldier. Whatever else may be said of me, I have, at least, brought no discredit upon the American name and character. I am, very respectfully, &c., Raphael Semmes. Washington city, January 15, 1866. At the time of my arrest, there was a newspaper called the Republican, published in the city of Washington, in the interests of President Johnson. There had been some little struggle between Congress and the President, as to who should take the initiative in the wholesale hanging of traitors which had been resolved upon. The Republican, speaking for President Johnson, declares, in the article which will be found below, his readiness to act. He is only waiting, i