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Photographer: Mark Hilton
Taken: December 10, 2017
Caption: Grave of Admiral Raphael Semmes, in Catholic Cemetery, about 3 miles away.
Additional Description: Plaque reads, “To the undying memory of Raphael Semmes, author, diplomat, journalist, scholar, soldier, and seaman extraordinary; but above all, and always, a gentleman. One of the greatest naval heroes in history. Born in Charles County, Maryland, September 27, 1809. Died at Point Clear, Alabama, August 30, 1877. Home is the sailor; home from the sea. At rest in the soil he loved. Requiescat In Pace.”
Submitted: December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p407910
File Size: 6.639 Megabytes

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