Admiral Raphael Semmes

Semmes was born in Charles County, Maryland, on 27 September 1809. Entering the Navy as a Midshipman in 1826, he studied law and was admitted to the bar while remaining in the service. In 1861 he began a career of commerce raiding that is without equal in American naval history.Commanded the Potomac's Cavalry Corps in April 1864-65. When the fall of Richmond, Virginia, forced the destruction of his ships, he was made a Brigadier General and led his sailors as an infantry force. Raphael Semmes died on 30 August 1877.

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