Confederate Soldier coming home

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For any who may be interested.

Interment Services for Crew Member of the CSS Alabama

Raphael Semmes Camp 11, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will conduct funeral services for an unknown Confederate Crew Member of the CSS Alabama. He died, going down with his ship, on June 19, 1864, in a sea battle off Cherbourg, France.

His remains were recovered during salvage operations and are being conveyed to Camp 11 from the Navy Historic Center through the gracious services of the CSS Alabama Association.

Ceremonies will consist of a Memorial Service, Wake, Funeral Procession, and Interment in Confederate Rest of Mobile’s Magnolia Cemetery.

His Memorial Service will be conducted July 26, 2007, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile, Alabama.

His Wake will be in the home of Admiral Raphael Semmes on Government Street, on July 28, 2007.

The Funeral Procession, route yet to be finalized, will take place July 28, 2007, culminating at Confederate Rest in Mobile’s Magnolia Cemetery, wherein this patriot’s remains will be interred among approximately 1100 of his fellow Confederate war dead

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This will likely be the last Confederate Burial. It's strange to be able to go to a funeral for a soldier in a war that was fought almost 150 yrs. ago. I would actually like to attend.

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This will likely be the last Confederate Burial. It's strange to be able to go to a funeral for a soldier in a war that was fought almost 150 yrs. ago. I would actually like to attend.

So would I.

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I will try to get you some more details.

**update**

I cannot find anymore information concerning any times right now. Will try to look through the stories in the Mobile paper and see if they mention it.