Cruise and Combats of the "Alabama"

"Cruise and Combats of the 'Alabama'" by her Executive Officer is a summary of the twenty-two month career and exploits of the most famous of all the Confederate ships, the CSS "Alabama," commanded by Capt. Raphael Semmes. Particular attention is given to the details of "Alabama's" early days and the last hours leading up to her sinking and its aftermath resulting from a fierce battle with the federal warship USS "Kearsarge" in 1864 near Cherbourg, France.