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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00684.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John McIntosh Kell, Commander in the Confederate Navy |
| Title | Francis W. Tremlett to John McIntosh Kell |
| Date | ca. June 1864 |
| Author | Tremlett, Francis W. (fl. 1850-1864) |
| Recipient | Kell, John McIntosh |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions a letter from his sister, Louisa Tremlett, and invites Kell and Semmes to visit him for "a regular Southern party of Southern people." Encloses a letter from John Hay, now missing, which describes the response of "the British service, & indeed the British people" to the sinking of the C.S.S. Alabama -- "it was a glorious death & I find is so regarded everywhere." Dated Tuesday morning. Francis W. Tremlett, a British parson, was an ardent Confederate sympathizer. Semmes and Kell stayed with Tremlett in London following the sinking of the Alabama. |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Battle Global History and Civics |
| People | Tremlett, Francis W. (fl. 1850-1864) Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) Semmes, Raphael (1809-1877) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Kell and Semmes engaged the C.S.S. Alabama in combat with the U.S.S. Kearsarge, under John A. Winslow, on 19 June 1864. The Alabama sank off the coast of England, and Kell and Semmes surrendered. They were brought to Southampton on the evening of their defeat. Kell and Semmes stayed with the Reverend Francis W. Tremlett in London before returning to the Confederacy. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |