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Memoirs of Service Afloat

by Raphael Semmes

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Chapter I — A Brief Historical Retrospect
  4. 4Chapter II — The Nature of the American Compact
  5. 5Chapter III — From the Foundation of the Federal Government Down to…
  6. 6Chapter IV — Was Secession Treason?
  7. 7Chapter V — Another Brief Historical Retrospect
  8. 8Chapter VI — The Question of Slavery, as It Affected Secession
  9. 9Chapter VII — The Formation of the Confederate Government, and the…
  10. 10Chapter VIII — Author Proceeds to Montgomery, and Reports to the Ne…
  11. 11Chapter IX — The Commissioning of the Sumter, the First Confederate…
  12. 12Chapter X — The Preparation of the Sumter for Sea…
  13. 13Chapter XI — After Long Waiting and Watching, the Sumter Runs the B…
  14. 14Chapter XII — Brief Sketch of the Officers of the Sumter — Her Firs…
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Rapid Work — Seven Prizes in Two Days — The Sumter M…
  16. 16Chapter XIV — The Sumter on the Wing Again — Is Put Under Sail for…
  17. 17Chapter XV — The Sumter at Curaçoa…
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Steaming Along the Coast of Venezuela…
  19. 19Chapter XVII — On the Way to Maranham…
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — The Sumter at Maranham…
  21. 21Chapter XIX — The Sumter at Martinique…
  22. 22Chapter XX — Arrival at St…
  23. 23Chapter XXI — The Sumter Pursues Her Voyage Across the Atlantic…
  24. 24Chapter XXII — Voyage Across the Atlantic Pursued…
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — Annoyance of the Spanish Officials…
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — The Sumter Off Cadiz…
  27. 27Chapter XXV — The Sumter Still at Gibraltar…
  28. 28Chapter XXVI — The Sumter in Trouble…
  29. 29Chapter XXVII — Author Leaves Gibraltar, and Arrives in London…
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII — A Brief Resume of the History of the War…
  31. 31Chapter XXIX — The Legality of the Equipment of the Alabama, and a…
  32. 32Chapter XXX
  33. 33Chapter XXXI — The Author Leaves Liverpool to Join the Alabama…
  34. 34Chapter XXXII — The Alabama a Ship of War, and Not a Privateer…
  35. 35Chapter XXXIII — Capture of the Starlight, Ocean Rover, Alert, Weat…
  36. 36Chapter XXXIV — The Yankee Colony in the Island of Flores…
  37. 37Chapter XXXV — Capricious Weather of the Gulf Stream — Capture of t…
  38. 38Chapter XXXVI — The Physiognomy of Ships…
  39. 39Chapter XXXVII — The Calm-Belts, and the Trade-Winds…
  40. 40Chapter XXXVIII — The Alabama at Martinique…
  41. 41Chapter XXXIX — The Alabama Is Disabled, and Stops to Repair Her Ma…
  42. 42Chapter XL — The Alabama Proceeds to Jamaica, and Lands Her Prisoners…
  43. 43Chapter XLI — Departure From Jamaica…
  44. 44Chapter XLII — The “Crossing” of the Thirtieth Parallel…
  45. 45Chapter XLIII — Fernando de Noronha…
  46. 46Chapter XLIV
  47. 47Chapter XLV — The Alabama Continues Her Cruise on the Coast of Brazil…
  48. 48Chapter XLVI — The Connecting Thread of the History of the War Take…
  49. 49Chapter XLVII — A Gale at Cape Town…
  50. 50Chapter XLVIII — The Alabama on the Indian Ocean…
  51. 51Chapter XLIX
  52. 52Chapter L — The Alabama at Singapore…
  53. 53Chapter LI — Alabama Crosses the Bay of Bengal…
  54. 54Chapter LII — Alabama Again in Cape Town…
  55. 55Chapter LIII — The Alabama at the Cape of Good Hope…
  56. 56Chapter LIV — Other Incidents of the Battle Between the Alabama and…
  57. 57Chapter LV — The Federal Government and the British Steam-Yacht Dee…
  58. 58Chapter LVI — Author Makes a Short Visit to the Continent…
  59. 59Chapter LVII — Author Sets Out for Richmond…
  60. 60Chapter LVIII — The Evacuation of Richmond by the Army…
  61. 61Chapter LIX — Interview With President Davis and Secretary Mallory…

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