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CSS Selma, the Glossary

CSS Selma was a steamship in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.^[1]

Table of Contents

42 relations: Alabama, American Civil War, Battle of Mobile Bay, Brazos River, Captain (naval), Commander, Commodore (rank), Confederate States Navy, Confederate States of America, Cruiser, CSS Florida (cruiser), CSS Gaines, CSS Morgan, CSS Pamlico, David Farragut, Dog River (Alabama), Flag officer, Florida, Fort Morgan (Alabama), Galveston, Texas, Gideon Welles, Gunboat, James Edward Jouett, Lake Pontchartrain, Lawrence Rousseau, Levin M. Powell, Lieutenant, Mississippi Sound, Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans, Peter U. Murphey, Rear admiral (United States), Selma, Alabama, Ship Island, Steamship, Telegraphy, Texas, Union blockade, Union Navy, United States, United States Secretary of the Navy, William McKean.
Gunboats of the Confederate States Navy
Maritime incidents in February 1863
Maritime incidents in June 1868
Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico

Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Battle of Mobile Bay

The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was a naval and land engagement of the American Civil War in which a Union fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, attacked a smaller Confederate fleet led by Admiral Franklin Buchanan and three forts that guarded the entrance to Mobile Bay: Morgan, Gaines and Powell.

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Brazos River

The Brazos River, called the Río de los Brazos de Dios (translated as "The River of the Arms of God") by early Spanish explorers, is the 14th-longest river in the United States at from its headwater source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Roosevelt County, New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a drainage basin.

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Captain (naval)

Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships.

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Commander

Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies.

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Commodore (rank)

Commodore is a senior naval rank used in many navies which is equivalent to brigadier or brigadier general and air commodore.

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Confederate States Navy

The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship.

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CSS Florida (cruiser)

CSS Florida was a sloop-of-war in the service of the Confederate States Navy.

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CSS Gaines

CSS Gaines was a wooden side wheel gunboat, weighing 863 tons, constructed by the Confederates at Mobile, Alabama, during 1861–62. CSS Selma and CSS Gaines are gunboats of the Confederate States Navy.

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CSS Morgan

CSS Morgan was a partially armored gunboat of the Confederate States Navy in the American Civil War. CSS Selma and CSS Morgan are gunboats of the Confederate States Navy.

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CSS Pamlico

CSS Pamlico was a sidewheel steamer that served in the Confederate States Navy during the early stages of the American Civil War. CSS Selma and CSS Pamlico are 1856 ships and gunboats of the Confederate States Navy.

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David Farragut

David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

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Dog River (Alabama)

The Dog River is a river in Mobile County, Alabama.

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Flag officer

A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Fort Morgan (Alabama)

Fort Morgan is a historic masonry pentagonal bastion fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States.

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Galveston, Texas

Galveston is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Gideon Welles

Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 – February 11, 1878), nicknamed "Father Neptune", was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was awarded after supporting Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election.

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Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

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James Edward Jouett

Rear Admiral James Edward Jouett (7 February 1826 – 30 September 1902), known as "Fighting Jim Jouett of the American Navy", was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.

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Lake Pontchartrain

Lake Pontchartrain is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States.

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Lawrence Rousseau

Lawrence Rousseau (July 15, 1790, New Orleans, Spanish Empire – September 4, 1866, New Orleans, United States) was a United States Navy (USN) and Confederate States Navy (CSN) officer.

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Levin M. Powell

Levin Mynn Powell (April 8, 1798 – January 15, 1885) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

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Mississippi Sound

The Mississippi Sound is a sound along the Gulf Coast of the United States.

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Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Peter U. Murphey

Peter Umstead Murphey (born July 20, 1810, in Caswell County, North Carolina; died 1876) was a former officer of the United States Navy who joined the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.

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Rear admiral (United States)

A rear admiral in the uniformed services of the United States is either of two different ranks of commissioned officers: one-star flag officers and two-star flag officers.

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Selma, Alabama

Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west.

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Ship Island

Ship Island is a barrier island off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands.

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Steamship

A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels.

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Telegraphy

Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Union blockade

The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.

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Union Navy

The Union Navy is used to describe the United States Navy (USN) during the American Civil War, when it fought the Confederate States Navy (CSN).

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Secretary of the Navy

The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense.

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William McKean

William Wister McKean (19 September 1800 – 22 April 1865) was an admiral in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

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See also

Gunboats of the Confederate States Navy

Maritime incidents in February 1863

Maritime incidents in June 1868

Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Selma

Also known as CSS Selma (1856), USS Selma, USS Selma (1856).