""Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States"" is a two-volume memoir written by Raphael Semmes, a Confederate naval officer, and published in 1869. The book recounts Semmes' experiences as the captain of the CSS Alabama, a Confederate commerce raider, during the American Civil War. Semmes provides detailed accounts of the Alabama's engagements with Union warships and his strategies for evading capture. The second volume continues...