CSS ''Alabama''s New England Expeditionary Raid commenced shortly after the

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ship left the

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and cruised west toward the northeastern seaboard of

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and

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along the North American coastline. The primary area of operation during this expeditionary raid, was the eastern seaboard of the United States ranging as far down as

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and

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Raid overview

CSS ''Alabama'' worked its way down the east coast during the month of October capturing three ships, and burning ten others, and encountering a hurricane along the way. Finally, departing station off the New England coast, the ship set sail for

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to rendezvous with its supply vessel, CSS ''Agrippina'', burning two more ships on the way. From this raiding area off the coast of

, CSS ''Alabama'' made its way into the

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and the

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to continue its unhindered wrecking of enemy commerce along the North American coastline.

Raid bounty

References

* Hearn, Chester G., ''Gray Raiders of the Sea'', Louisiana State Press, 1996. * Luraghi, Raimondo, ''A History of the Confederate Navy'', U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1996. * United States. Naval History Division, ''Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865'', Dept. of the Navy, 1961. {{DEFAULTSORT:Alabama, CSS, New England Expeditionary Raid New England Expeditionary Raid