(Rafael Semmes) 1809-1877 Confederate admiral of the raider Alabama which battled and was eventually destroyed by the Union frigate Kearsarge off Cherbourg in 1864 Photoengraved carte-de- visite showing Semmes in civilian dress with legend beneath Capt. Semmes, Of The 'Alabama'. Ferranti, Liverpool backstamp, which coincidentally was the site of the construction of the Alabama. Rough shape, with vertical and horizontal creases and a pinhole at top o image, some soiling, yet still presentable.