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Semmes

American  
[semz] / sɛmz /

noun

  1. Raphael, 1809–77, Confederate admiral in the American Civil War.


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“Around the horizon there was a subdued glare, or flush, as though there were a distant illumination going on, whilst overhead there was a lurid, dark sky,” Semmes wrote.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2022

Instead of capture, though, Semmes and some of his surviving men were saved by a nearby British ship.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

The report said the brother was treated at the scene in Semmes, a city in western Mobile County.

From Fox News • Jan. 18, 2022

A Mobile County jury on Monday ruled in favor of Lesleigh Nurse of Semmes, news outlets reported.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021

But Baricsdale is gone, and Semmes, and half of Hood’s Division .

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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