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Semmes

American  
[semz] / sɛmz /

noun

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


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Formidable pirates though they were, Captain Raphael Semmes and his crew were spooked by the sea they encountered that January evening.

From Scientific American Jul. 23, 2022

Semmes is holding a photo of her grandmother.

From Washington Post Jun. 16, 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

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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