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100 1 _aSemmes, Raphael,
_d1809-1877
245 1 0 _aMemoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-01-02
508 _aE-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States" by Admiral Raphael Semmes is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles Semmes's experiences and reflections as an officer in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. It provides a vivid depiction of naval engagements and the broader socio-political contexts of the time, reflecting the author's perspectives as a Southern patriot. The opening of the memoir establishes the author’s intent to provide a truthful portrayal of his experiences at sea during the war, emphasizing the need to document the Confederate struggle as a legitimate historical narrative. Semmes begins with a retrospective view on the tensions leading up to the Civil War, recounting the warnings from early American patriots like Patrick Henry regarding the threats to state sovereignty from a centralized federal government. He seeks to contextualize his narrative within the broader historical movements that justify the Confederacy's actions while expressing disdain for those who have not accurately represented these events. The memoir serves not just as a personal account, but as a defense of the Confederate cause, aiming to balance the historical narrative from a Southern perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
653 _aAlabama (Screw sloop)
653 _aConfederate States of America. Navy -- Biography
653 _aSemmes, Raphael, 1809-1877
653 _aAdmirals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations, Confederate
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34827
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