USS Kearsarge Defeats CSS Alabama

1864: The US Navy had hunted the notorious Confederate raider the CSS Alabama for months. Finally, of the coast of Normandy the USS Kearsarge caught up to it. The destruction of the Alabama became one of the most memorable naval battles of the Civil War.

“On Sunday, in the morning, being June 19th, the Alabama steamed out of Cherbourg harbor and steered straight to meet the Kearsarge.” - From The Destruction of the Alabama.