The day Raphael Semmes wished he had better ammo

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A shell from the Alabama lodged in the USS Kearsarge's sternpost during their epic duel. It failed to explode and cripple the ship. You can see the artifact at a Navy museum, which has acquired belongings of a Kearsarge crew member. https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.co...ed-in-uss.html