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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Confederate privateers (search)
Deerhound,
The name of an English yacht, which, while conveying arms to the Carlists, was seized by the Spanish government vessel Buenaventura, off Biarritz, and captain and crew imprisoned, Aug. 13, 1873; and released about Sept. 18.
This yacht rescued Captain Semmes and part of his crew from the Alabama after her destruction by the Kearsarge, June 19, 1864.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett , Edward , 1794 -1865 (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Semmes , Raphael 1809 -1877 (search)
Semmes, Raphael 1809-1877
Naval officer; born in Charles county, Md.. Sept. 27, 1809; entered the United States navy as midshipman in 1826; commanded the coast survey steamer Poinsett in 1843, and the brig Porpoise in 1846.
In the war against Mexico, he was volunteer aid to General Worth, and was secretary to the lighthouse b chiefly manned for him, in which he put to sea in August, 1863, and made a destructive cruise against American vessels and American commerce.
She was sunk
Raphael Semmes. by the Kearsarge off Cherbourg, June 19, 1864.
Afterwards Semmes was appointed Professor of Moral Philosophy in the State Seminary of Louisiana, at AlexandrSemmes was appointed Professor of Moral Philosophy in the State Seminary of Louisiana, at Alexandria.
He wrote Service afloat and ashore during the Mexican War; The campaign of General Scott in the Valley of Mexico; Memoirs of service afloat during the War between the States; and The cruise of the Alabama.
He died in Mobile, Ala., Aug. 30, 1877.
Senate, United States
Sumter, the
One of the Confederate cruisers whose depredations led to the make — up of what are popularly known as the Alabama claims against Great Britain.
the Sumter was a regularly commissioned war-vessel, which before the
Gold box presented to Anderson. beginning of the Civil War was the Havana packet-steamer Marquis de Habana.
She was commanded by Capt. Raphael Semmes, had a crew of sixty-five armed men and twenty-five marines, and was heavily armed.
Her cruising area was among the West India Islands and along the Spanish coast, and she captured many American merchantmen.
At the close of 1861 she was forced to seek shelter under British guns at Gibraltar, where she was watched so closely by the United States steamer Tuscarora that escape was impossible, and early in 1862 she was sold and withdrawn from the Confederate service.
See Alabama claims, the; Confederate privateer