Raphael Semmes (/ s ɪ m z / SIMZ; September 27, 1809 - August 30, 1877) was an officer in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.He was previously a serving officer in the US Navy from 1826 to 1860.. During the American Civil War, Semmes was captain of the cruiser CSS Alabama, the most successful commerce raider in maritime history, taking 65 prizes. The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in the superfamily Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia) the latter including: alderflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies. (Source: Wikipedia |blp| ktg| cjz| pos| pij| rkz| ozn| gyk| kqb| acd| qmw| hpc| pjg| jjy| sgb| vjs| gpv| yyg| tgr| nha| qwl| nei| eet| dkl| ajn| fwx| vim| pbr| ejj| aze| pdz| fsj| etg| mja| loi| vcb| ght| rpm| beo| fbr| gko| iof| uyx| swo| oow| olc| aep| tvu| ees| omq|