Chart of the battle off Cherbourg. - Public domain map
Summary
The map charts the course of the two ships in Cherbourg Harbor and in the British Channel off the coast of Cherbourg, France. Made by the British for the Confederacy and captained by Raphael Semmes the C.S.S. Alabama was a blockade runner. Spotted by the U.S.S. Kearsarge, the Alabama was cornered and sunk.
Tags
Date
01/01/1864
Contributors
Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Location
Cherbourg, 47.51078, 0.50237
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain