CSS Alabama's New England Expeditionary Raid

CSS Alabamas New England Expeditionary Raid commenced shortly after the Confederate States Navy ship left the Azores and sailed west toward the northeastern seaboard of Newfoundland and New England. The primary area of operation during this expeditionary raid was the eastern seaboard of the United States as far down as Virginia and Bermuda.

Raid overview

CSS Alabama worked its way down the east coast during the month of October capturing three ships and burning ten others. The Alabama encountered a hurricane on October 16th, causing them to depart the Grand Banks and sail south to warmer waters. Finally, departing its station off the New England coast, the Alabama set sail for Martinique to rendezvous with its supply vessel, CSS Agrippina, burning two more ships on the voyage.
Following an attempted blockade by Union vessels at Martinique, the Alabama made its way into the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico to continue its harassment of Union commerce along the North American coastline.