Papers, 1835-1899.

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Papers, 1835-1899.

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Letters, 1835-1890s, to and from Semmes and his wife. Letters of Thomas Semmes concern the conduct of the Civil War, Confederate legislation, and business of the Confederate government. Includes a letter from Raphael Semmes concerning the powder supply for his ship, the C.S.S. Sumter.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6997716

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Semmes, Thomas J. (Thomas Jenkins), 1824-1899

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Lawyer, member of the Confederate Senate, 1862-1865, and member of the law faculty of Tulane University, New Orleans, 1873-1879. From the description of Papers, 1835-1899. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20314014 Thomas Jenkins Semmes served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and as a delegate to the Louisiana secession convention (1861), where he helped draft the Ordinance of Secession. He was also elected senator to the Confederate Congress (1862-65),...

Sumter (Ship)

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Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877

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Officer in the U.S. Navy and in the Confederate Navy, from Mobile, Ala. From the description of Papers, 1861-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20313995 ...

Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...