With his latest film for Alabama Public Television, filmmaker Robert Clem set himself what he regards as his most ambitious challenge: To get his arms around the story of Confederate Adm. Raphael ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WKRG) — A bronze statue of Admiral Raphael Semmes, sitting atop the original base, will be dedicated this ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — One of Mobile’s most well-known figures from the Civil War gets a closer look. A new documentary premiering later this summer will take a deep dive into the exploits of Admiral ...

SEMMES OF THE ALABAMA—W. Adolphe Roberts—Bobbs-Merrill ($3.50). Even admirers of the old South usually do not like to talk about Confederate naval policy. It scarcely helped the South, did not greatly ...

UPDATE (9:55 am) — Communications Director George Talbot says the removal is temporary. A return date has not yet been released. UPDATE (8:08 am) — Mobile mayor Sandy Stimpson has issued a statement ...

LSU on Monday changed the name of the street in front of the African American Cultural Center from one remembering a Confederate admiral to one honoring all military veterans. But the university said ...