Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States is a two-volume memoir written by Raphael Semmes, a Confederate naval officer during the American Civil War. The second volume, published in 1869, continues Semmes' account of his experiences as captain of the CSS Alabama, a Confederate commerce raider that sank or captured over 60 Union merchant vessels. Semmes describes the Alabama's battles with Union warships, including the USS Kearsarge,...