Battle between the U.S. ship "Kearsarge," Capt. Winslow, and the Confederate cruiser "Alabama," Capt. Raphael Semmes, off the harbor [of] Cherbourg, France : forenoon of Sunday June 19th 1864.

UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1864: Two ships in Cherbourg Harbor and in the English Channel. Made by the British for the Confederacy and captained by Raphael Semmes, the "Alabama" was a successful blockade runner until her sinking by the "Kearsarge." "15,000 spectators witnessed the battle from Cherbourg. The battery of the "Kearsarge" was 7 guns viz 2 eleven inch pivot guns smooth bore, one 30 pounder rifle gun and four light 32 pounder guns. Crew numbered 163 men and officers. The battery of the "Alabama" 8 guns one 68 pounder pivot gun, one 100 pounder pivot rifle gun and six heavy 32 pounders. 5 guns were fought by the "Kearsarge," and 7 by the "Alabama" each with the starboard battery. Loss on the "Kearsarge" 3 wounded by shell, Loss "Alabama" 9 killed, 21 wounded, 10 drowned = 40. Crew jumped overboard and were picked up by boats of Kearsarge and yacht Deerhand including Semmes", Hand Drawn Map (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images)