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From Riverboats to Confederate Navy to Knighthood
From Riverboats to Confederate Navy to Knighthood Author:Betty Ann Brooks, M.D. Traveling on riverboats captained by his father, William Param Brooks grew to become an able seaman and was later assigned as an assistant engineer on the SS Habana, a steamship transporting goods from New Orleans to Cuba. On a return trip back to New Orleans-as the first shots are fired at Fort Sumter-Brooks' path crosses that of Captain Raphae... more »l Semmes. The meeting with Semmes leads to William's recruitment to the CSS Sumter, a Confederate raider whose mission is to disrupt Federal trade.« less