Category Archives: CSS Alabama

CSS Alabama, Part III

Posted on June 20, 2014 by | Posted in: CSS Alabama, Kevin Ray, Photograph Collections | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This post is the third of three posts in a week-long series describing the history of the CSS Alabama and the resources available in the Division of Special Collections on both this ship and the naval … Continue reading →

CSS Alabama, Part II

Posted on June 18, 2014 by | Posted in: CSS Alabama, Kevin Ray, Photograph Collections | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This post is the second of three posts in a week-long series describing the history of the CSS Alabama and the resources available in the Division of Special Collections on both this ship and the naval … Continue reading →

CSS Alabama, Part I

Posted on June 16, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, CSS Alabama, Kevin Ray | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This post is the first of three posts in a week-long series describing the history of the CSS Alabama and the resources available in the Division of Special Collections on both this ship and the … Continue reading →

Sinking Ships and (Relative) Ancient History

Posted on June 18, 2008 by | Posted in: Charles Summersell Collection, CSS Alabama, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Publishers' Bindings Online | Leave a comment

One hundred and forty-four years ago, on June 19, 1864, the CSS Alabama was sunk at the end of a fierce naval engagement with the USS Kearsarge off the coast of Cherbourg in France. The Alabama had docked in Cherbourg … Continue reading →