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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00684.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John McIntosh Kell, Commander in the Confederate Navy |
| Title | Raphael Semmes to John McIntosh Kell regarding a book |
| Date | 4 February 1869 |
| Author | Semmes, Raphael (1809-1877) |
| Recipient | Kell, John McIntosh |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that, while in Baltimore, he has inscribed a copy of his book and ordered the publishers to send it to Kell's "little son, my namesake." Fondly inquires after Kell's family. Raphael Semmes, commander of the famous raider CSS Alabama was promoted to admiral in the Confederate Navy in 1865, and briefly served as a brigadier general in the army following the fall of Richmond. |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Literature and Language Arts Children and Family |
| People | Semmes, Raphael (1809-1877) Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) |
| Place written | Mobile, Alabama |
| Theme | Reconstruction; The American Civil War; Children & Family; Arts & Literature; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | In 1869, Semmes published "Memoirs of Service Afloat, during the War between the States." The book included a detailed retelling of the loss of the C.S.S. Alabama to the U.S.S. Kearsarge, Semmes' most crushing defeat. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |