Sailor Raphael Semmes picture on the front
Sailor Raphael Semmes picture on the front page of Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, Jan. 3, 1863. He was captain of the new Confederate blockade runner and commerce raider, CSS Alabama (bottom). The paper reports the capture of the US Mail Streamer, Ariel, off the east end of Cuba, by the pirate ship CSS Alabama on Dec. 7, 1862, during the US Civil War
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13123630
Media ID
45384569
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1980px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
