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CSS ALABAMA, 1862-64 & LATER CLAIMS

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

Originally christened Enrica, the CSS Alabama was constructed at the Laird in , England. Launched 15 May 1862, the ship saw action in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, having cruised nearly 75,000 miles before its 19 Jun 1864 sinking off the coast of Cherbourg, France, at the hands of the USS Kearsarge.

Badlam, William H. Kearsarge and Alabama. Providence, RI: RI Soldiers & Sailors Hist Soc, 1894. 39 p. E464.R47ser5no2.

Barbet, Paul. "Naval Encounter between the 'Kearsarge' and the 'Alabama' Fought in Sight of Cherbourg, France, on June 19, 1864." US Naval Institute Proceedings (Aug 1926): pp. 1681-86. Per.

Boykin, Edward. Ghost Ship of the Confederacy: The Story of the Alabama and her Captain. NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1957. 404 p. E467.1.S47.B69.

Bradlee, Francis B.C. The Kearsarge-Alabama Battle: The Story as Told to the Writer by James Magee of Marblehead, Seaman on the Kearsarge. Salem, MA: Essex Inst, 1921. 25 p. E599.A3.B7.

Brown, Laurence, and Colby, Isaac. "The Sonora and the Alabama." Civil War Times Illustrated (Oct 1971): pp. 32-39. Per.

Browne, John M. "The Duel Between the Alabama and the Kearsarge." In Battles and Leaders of the CW, Vol. 4. NY: Yoseloff, 1956. pp. 615-624. E470.B346v4. Another copy bound in E464W37.

Captain and the C.S.S. Alabama. Wash, DC: Naval Historical Foundation, 1968. 26 p. E467.1.S47.C36.

Correspondence Respecting the "Alabama". London: Harrison & Sons, 1864. 57 p. E469.N67.1864no1.

Correspondence Respecting the "Alabama"... London: 1863? 56 p. E599.A3.C8pam1.

Delaney, Norman C. "At Semmes' Hand." Civil War Times Illustrated (Jun 1979): pp. 22-27. Per. CSS Alabama p.2

_____. Ghost Ship: The Confederate Raider Alabama. Middletown, CT: Southfarm, 1989. 90 p. E599.A3.D45.

_____. John McIntosh Kell of the Raider Alabama. University, AL: U AL, 1973. 270 p. E596.K292.D44.

Dudley, Wade G. “Catch Me if You Can.” Military History (Mar 2010): pp. 56-63. Per. Semmes and the Alabama.

Ellicott, John M. Life of , Rear-Admiral, Navy, Who Commanded the U.S. Steamer "Kearsarge" in her Action with the Confederate "Alabama". NY: Putnam's, 1902. 281 p. E467.1.W77.E4.

Eyre, James K. "The Civil War and Naval Action in the Far East." US Naval Institute Proceedings (Nov 1942): pp. 1543-48. Per. (On the ship in the Pacific).

Fullam, George T. The Journal of George Townly Fullam, Boarding Officer of the Confederate Sea Raider, Alabama. University, AL: U AL, 1973. 229 p. E599.A3.F93.

Gallacher, Ian. “Duel with the Alabama.” Military Illustrated (Dec 2002): pp. 40-44. Per.

Goodrich, Albert M. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama. Minneapolis, MN: H.W. Wilson, 1906. 216 p. E599.A3.G6.

Gould, James W. "The Civil War in the Far East." US Naval Institute Proceedings (Sep 1962): pp. 160-64. Per.

Handford, Stanley W. "Again the Alabama." US Naval Institute Proceedings (Jun 1964): pp. 172-74. Per.

Haywood, P.D. The Cruise of the Alabama, by One of the Crew; With Notes From Historical Authorities. NY: Houghton, Mifflin, 1886. 150 p. E599.A3.H42.

_____. "Life on the 'Alabama' by One of the Crew." In War Sketches, a collection of articles, possibly from Century Magazine, pp. 901-910. E464.W37.

Kell, John M. "Cruise and Combats of the Alabama." In War Sketches, cited above, pp. 911-22. E464.W37.

_____. Recollections of a Naval Life, Including the Cruises of the Confederate States Steamers "Sumter" and "Alabama". Wash, DC: Neale, 1900. 307 p. E596.K29.

Leland, Waldo G. "The Kearsarge and Alabama: French Official Report, 1864." American Historical Review (Oct 1917): pp. 119-23. Per. CSS Alabama p.3

Littleton, William G. “The Battle Between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, Off Cherbourg, France, Sunday, June 19, 1864.” (MOLLUS, PA, Vol. 2). Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1995. pp. 521-30. E464.M5.1991v59.

_____. The Battle Between the Alabama and the Kearsarge Off Cherbourg, France, Sunday, June 19, 1864: Being an Address Delivered at the Meeting of the Pennsylvania Commandery…October 5, 1932, at the . Phila: 1933. 25 p. E599.A3.L5.

Lowrey, Grosvenor P. English Neutrality: Is the Alabama a British Pirate? Phila: H.B. Ashmead, 1863. 32 p. E173.P18no232pam10.

Marvel, William. The Alabama and the Kearsarge: The Sailor’s Civil War. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 1996. 337 p. E591.M37.

Maynard, Douglas H. "The Confederate Super-Alabama." Civil War History (Mar 1959): pp. 80-95. Per.

Nash, Howard P., Jr. "The C.S.S. Alabama: Roving Terror of the Seas." Civil War Times Illustrated (Aug 1963): pp. 5-8 & 34-39. Per.

Roberts, W. Adolphe. Semmes of the Alabama. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. 32 p. E467.1.S47.R62.

Semmes, Raphael. The Cruise of the Alabama and Sumter. London: Saunders, Itley, 1864. 328 p. E599.A3.S63.

_____. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States. Baltimore: Kelly, Piet, 1869. 833 p. E599.A3.S64.

Sinclair, Arthur. Two Years on the Alabama. : Lee and Shepard, 1895. 344 p. E599.A357.

Smith, Joseph A. An Address Delivered Before the Union League of Philadelphia...January 20, 1906...at the Presentation by the Art Association of the Painting Representing the Battle Between the Kearsarge and Alabama. Phila: Lippincott, 1906. 31 p. E595.K2.S6.

_____. "The Battle Between the Kearsarge and the Alabama." Magazine of History (Jan 1907): pp. 1-26. Per.

Summersell, Charles G. CSS Alabama: Builder, Captain, and Plans. University, AL: U AL, 1985. 135 p. VA393.S85.

Taylor, John M. "The Fiery Trail of the Alabama." MHQ (Summer 1991): pp. 90-91. Per; and in With My Face to the Enemy: Perspectives on the Civil War. NY: Putnam’s, 2001. pp. 429-42. E468.W57. CSS Alabama p.4

ON THE KEARSARGE

Correspondence Respecting the Enlistment of British Seamen at Queenstown on Board the United States' Ship of War "Kearsarge." London: Harrison, 1864. 10 p. E469.N67.1864.no1-19.

Further Correspondence Respecting the Enlistment of British Seamen at Queenstown on Board the United States' Ship of War "Kearsarge." London: Harrison, 1964. 7 p. E464.N67.no.1-191.

Hill, Frederick S. Twenty-Six Historic Ships: The Story of Certain Famous Vessels of War and of Their Successors in the Navies of the United States and of the Confederate States of America from 1775-1902. NY: Putnam, 1903. pp. 359-74. E182.H64.

Howell, Glenn. Medals of Honor: Hero Tales of the American Navy. NY: Dial, 1931. pp. 69-93. E182.H88.

ALABAMA CLAIMS

Britain demanded compensation for losses to its commercial shipping inflicted by Confederate vessels during the Civil War. Most of these claims were based upon damage at the hands of the CSS Alabama, hence the name. Claims and US counterclaims were adjudicated by a tribunal (of British, American, Italian, Swiss and Brazilian representatives) which met from Dec 1871 to Sep 1872 in , .

Balch, Thomas W. The Alabama Arbitration. Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1969 reprint of 1900 edition. 150 p. JX238.A7.

Beaman, Charles C. The National and Private "" and Their "Final and Amicable Settlement". Wash, DC: W.H. Moore, 1871. 358 p. JX238.A7.

Cook, Adrian. The Alabama Claims: American Politics and Anglo-American Relations, 1865-1872. Ithaca, NY: Cornell, 1975. 261 p. JX238.A7.

Cushing, Caleb. The Treaty of Washington: Its Negotiation, Execution, and the Discussions Relating Thereto. NY: Harper, 1873. 280 p. JX235.

Dashew, Doris W. "The United States and the Settlement of the Alabama Claims." PhD dss, Columbia, 1973. 278 p. JX238.A7.D36.1973Microfilm.

Davis, J.C. Bancroft. Mr. Fish and the Alabama Claims: A Chapter in Diplomatic History. Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1969 reprint of 1893 ed. 158 p. JX238.A7. CSS Alabama p.5

Dwinelle, John W. American Opinions on the "Alabama," and Other Political Questions. London: Quaritch, 1870. 74 p. E599.A3.C8pam2.

Gladstone, W.E. Gladstone's "Kin Beyond the Sea". Boston: Directors of the Old South Work, 1907. 20 p. E173.44v8no190.

Kirkland, Charles C. Liability of the Government of Great Britain for the Depredations of Rebel Privateers on the Commerce of the United States Considered. NY: A.D.F. Randolph, 1863. JX238.A7.

Papers Relating to the Treaty of Washington. 6 vols. Wash, DC: GPO, 1872-4. JX235.1871b.

United States. The Case of the United States, to be Laid Before the Tribunal of Arbitration, to be Convened at Geneva Under the Provisions of the Treaty Between the United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain. Wash, DC: GPO, 1872. 204 p. JX238.A445.