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
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"Where rivers meet the sea." One of 25 national reserves protecting estuarine waters, marshes, shorelines, adjacent uplands f...