Raphael Semmes moved to Alabama in 1842. When Alabama withdrew from the Union in 1861, Semmes resigned from the U.S. Navy and was Commissioned a commander in the confederate Navy. He was promoted to Captain and assumed command of the C.S.S. Alabama. During its 22
Mobile, AL Historic HomesHoused in Marietta Johnson's 1907 historic school. Books, literature, art, artifacts, photos, exhibits and videotapes pertain...
Rural, down-home setting. Plenty of carts, swimming pool, dining....
Union soldiers slept here en route to the Battle of Spanish Fort in 1865. Slave loft still intact. Graves dating back to 1847...
Fossils and Indian, American, military and historic artifacts interpreting cultural heritage of southwest Alabama and northwe...