Papers, 1861-1937.

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Papers, 1861-1937.

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Consists largely of military records centered around Raphael Semmes (1809-1877), naval officer and author, and his first cousin, Benedict Joseph Semmes (1823-1902), army officer of the Confederate States of America.

ca. 150 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171690

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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 ...

Semmes, Benedict Joseph, 1823-1902.

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Benedict Joseph Semmes (1823-1902) was a wholesale merchant of Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tenn. During the Civil War he served first as a Tenessee Volunteer, and subsequently as Chief Depot Commisary in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. He was married to Jorantha Jordan of New York City. From the guide to the Benedict Joseph Semmes Papers, ., 1848-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Wholesale merchant of Washingto...

Semmes family.

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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...