Charge from Gideon Welles, secretary of the United States Navy, against Raphael Semmes, former commander of the C.S.S. Alabama.

Charge from Gideon Welles, secretary of the United States Navy, against Raphael Semmes, former commander of the C.S.S. Alabama.

The charge gives the details of the conflict between the C.S.S. Alabama and the U.S.S. Kearsarge, which took place around June 19, 1864. According to Welles, Semmes raised a white surrender flag, but escaped before he could be arrested, "for the purpose of avoiding the actual surrender of his p...

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Charge from Gideon Welles, secretary of the United States Navy, against Raphael Semmes, former commander of the C.S.S. Alabama.
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Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877; Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878; Alabama (Screw sloop); Kearsarge (Sloop); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
description The charge gives the details of the conflict between the C.S.S. Alabama and the U.S.S. Kearsarge, which took place around June 19, 1864. According to Welles, Semmes raised a white surrender flag, but escaped before he could be arrested, "for the purpose of avoiding the actual surrender of his person as a prisoner of war and the responsibilities thereby incurred; and did subsequently, without having been exchanged as a prisoner, engage in hostilities against the United States."
spelling Q0000015190Q15190Charge from Gideon Welles, secretary of the United States Navy, against Raphael Semmes, former commander of the C.S.S. Alabama.The charge gives the details of the conflict between the C.S.S. Alabama and the U.S.S. Kearsarge, which took place around June 19, 1864. According to Welles, Semmes raised a white surrender flag, but escaped before he could be arrested, "for the purpose of avoiding the actual surrender of his person as a prisoner of war and the responsibilities thereby incurred; and did subsequently, without having been exchanged as a prisoner, engage in hostilities against the United States."1865 November 251865-11-251860-1869Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877; Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878; Alabama (Screw sloop); Kearsarge (Sloop); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisonsTextMilitary recordsSemmes familySemmes family papersLPR43, Box 2v4229Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2673
title Charge from Gideon Welles, secretary of the United States Navy, against Raphael Semmes, former commander of the C.S.S. Alabama.
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