id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 36988 Edge, Frederick Milnes An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 .txt text/plain 10223 626 75 Kearsarge, and the Confederate Privateer, Alabama, cannot be estimated by of the Alabama and Kearsarge were are as follows: Kearsarge in a boat at the close of the action, representing the Alabama coal on board the Kearsarge at the time of action was only 120 tons, while officers on board, and 140 men: the Alabama is represented to have had Finally, the challenge to fight was given by the Alabama to the Kearsarge, CAPTAIN SEMMES' CHALLENGE TO THE KEARSARGE. Alabama intended to fight the Kearsarge next day_ (Sunday). The Kearsarge reached Cherbourg on the 14th, and her Captain only heard of ten or twelve minutes from the Alabama's opening shot, the Kearsarge of the officers and crew on board the Kearsarge during her action with the The Captain of the Kearsarge was never aware of the Alabama having struck The following are the names of the officers and crew of the Alabama, saved ./cache/36988.txt ./txt/36988.txt