Semmes
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Semmes may refer to:
In military history:
In politics:
- Semmes, AlabamaSemmes, AlabamaFor other uses, see Semmes .Semmes is a city in western Mobile County, Alabama, in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. Formerly an unincorporated community, voters in Semmes approved incorporation of a part of the community as the city of Semmes on August 17, 2010...
, a community in southwest Alabama
In military history:
- Alexander Alderman SemmesAlexander Alderman SemmesAlexander Alderman Semmes was a career United States Navy officer, who served with distinction in the American Civil War. He was a cousin of Confederate naval hero Raphael Semmes, and also of Confederate general Paul Jones Semmes....
(1825-1885), American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Union NavyUnion NavyThe Union Navy is the label applied to the United States Navy during the American Civil War, to contrast it from its direct opponent, the Confederate States Navy...
commodore. - Paul Jones SemmesPaul Jones SemmesPaul Jones Semmes was a banker, businessman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:...
(1815–1863), a banker, businessman, and a Confederate General in the American Civil War - Raphael SemmesRaphael SemmesFor other uses, see Semmes .Raphael Semmes was an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 - 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 - 1865. During the American Civil War he was captain of the famous commerce raider CSS Alabama, taking a record sixty-nine prizes...
(1809–1877), an officer in both the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy - USS Semmes (DD-189)USS Semmes (DD-189)USS Semmes was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for Commander , Rear Admiral , Brigadier General Raphael Semmes ....
, a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920, served in World War II and decommissioned in 1946 - USS Semmes (DDG-18)USS Semmes (DDG-18)USS Semmes , was the second Navy ship named for Commander , Rear Admiral , Brigadier General Raphael Semmes . USS Semmes was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.Semmes was laid down by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc...
, a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1991
In politics:
- Benedict J. SemmesBenedict Joseph SemmesFor other uses, see Semmes .Benedict Joseph Semmes was an American politician....
(1789–1863), a Maryland State Senator - Bernard B. Semmes, a mayor of Newport News, Virginia
- Thomas J. Semmes (1824–1899), a member of the Louisiana state legislature
- T. Semmes WalmsleyT. Semmes WalmsleyThomas Semmes Walmsley was Mayor of New Orleans from July 1929 to June 1936. He is best known for his intense rivalry with Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long.- Early life and career :...
(1889–1942), Mayor of New Orleans