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The Alabama and the Kearsarge: The Sailor's Civil War (Civil War America)
The Alabama and the Kearsarge The Sailor's Civil War - Civil War America Author:William Marvel On June 19, 1864, the Confederate cruiser Alabama and the USS Kearsarge faced off in the English Channel outside the French port of Cherbourg. About an hour after the Alabama fired the first shot, it began to sink.