ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES CAMP #11
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
MOBILE, ALABAMA
legal ramifications of the css alabama
The story of the CSS Alabama did not end with its sinking or even the end of the War. Serious legal issues arose when the US government demanded that the United Kingdom pay reparations for the ships that the vessel sunk. After all, the raider was built in England. The ultimate arbitration settlement concluded in Geneva Switzerland was historic and precedent setting.
Below are three superb articles written by attorney David A. Bagwell of Point Clear, Alabama. They appeared in the 11th Circuit Historical Newsletter published in the summer of 2011. A full copy of the newsletter may be found at the Eleventh Circuit Historical Society.
Below are three superb articles written by attorney David A. Bagwell of Point Clear, Alabama. They appeared in the 11th Circuit Historical Newsletter published in the summer of 2011. A full copy of the newsletter may be found at the Eleventh Circuit Historical Society.
"Law of the Sea: Adm. Semmes, the ALABAMA Claims and the First International Arbitration"
| adm._semmes_the_alabama_claims_and_the_first_international_arbitration.pdf |
"Freedom of the Seas on the Gulf: The I’M ALONE affair and its resolution by commission"
| freedom_of_the_seas_on_the_gulf_-_the_im_alone_affair.pdf |
"Freedom of the Seas in the Old Fifth Circuit: For the unpronounceable ship ‘PHGH’ or not? Court resolution"
| freedom_of_the_seas_in_the_old_fifth_circuit.pdf |
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