Searching for a sailor

[RollAlabamaRoll]

Aboard the CSS Alabama there was an Irish fiddler named Micheal Mahoney who got detained at simons bay South Africa making the crew very sad as their nights could no longer have cheerful music to dance to. I was wondering what happened to this man after he was released.

 

[Bob Velke]

Do you know where he lived after the war?

 

[RollAlabamaRoll]

Do you know where he lived after the war?

unfortunately not, the only mention from semmes memoir was that he was the Irish fiddler and was detained, the crew was not able to get him back in time before their departure. He most likely originated from either England or Ireland, he was with the crew since the start of the journey.

 

[lupaglupa]

When was he detained?

 

[Bob Velke]

The "CSS Alabama's South African Expeditionary Raid" was Aug-Sep 1863.

Not much here but the references at the bottom of each article might help:

CSS Alabama - Encyclopedia of Alabama

Built in England and manned by an English crew with Confederate officers, the CSS Alabama was the most successful and notorious Confederate raiding vessel of the Civil War. Between the summer of 1862 and the spring of 1864, the Alabama captured 65 vessels flying the U.S. flag and sank one Union...

encyclopediaofalabama.org

CSS Alabama's South African expeditionary raid - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oh... these folks might help:

CSS Alabama Association (USA) - Home Page

 

[RollAlabamaRoll]

When was he detained?

Around august and September of 1863. I'll try to find the exact date tomorrow when I can.