Published in 1851, this is the history of and personal experiences of then, Lt. Raphael Semmes, U.S.N. Semmes, during the Mexican War. Semmes would later become the Captain of the infamous Confederate ship, the C.S.S. Alabama during the Civil War.-Print ed. Contains details of the battles of Mexico, and a survey of the line of operation of the U.S. Army, under the command of major-general Winfield Scott in 1847.