Lot 377
Le Bihan (French, 19th c.), "The Sinking of the C.S.S Alabama by the U.S.S. Kearsage off the Cherbourg Peninsula, June 19, 1864", oil on canvas, signed lower left, 16.5in. x 24 in. E10000/15000 Note: Under the command of Admiral Raphael Semmes (1809-1877) the Confederate ship C.S.S. Alabama successfully raided, captured and destroyed over eighty Union ships during the Civil War. While the C.S.S. Alabama was laid up in the Cherbourg Harbor off the coast of France for major repairs, the Federal Ship U.S.S. Kearsage trapped her in the port. Admiral Semmes sailed the still-damaged Alabama out of the harbor and engaged her Union adversary. In the famous battle of June 19, 1864 theAlabama was sunk. This historic painting depicts Semmes and his crew as the English yacht, Deerhound, rescued them. The Confederate sailorswere taken to England, where the English refused to turn the crew overto Federal authorities. Semmes eventually returned to America and served as a Brigadier-General in the Confederacy. After the war, he was put on trial largely for escaping after the surrender of the Alabama. Ref: Humphreys, Anderson, Semmes America
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