With his original message, Cameron enclosed a letter from Mrs. T. O. Chestney of Macon, Georgia, which is included here. On the back of Mrs. Chestney's letter, Cameron quotes from a report describing the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864. A...
Entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. Served numerous commands at sea and ashore, including the Naval Academy's first superintendent; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a captain...
Entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. Served numerous commands at sea and ashore, including the Naval Academy's first superintendent; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a captain...
"Admiral Semmes Hotel and Bus Terminal, are both new and modern buildings facing Government Street which is a part of the old Spanish trail. Both buildings are located within two blocks of the entrance of Bankhead Tunnel, which passes under Mobile...