cherbourg remembers. cherbourg knows about the american civil war. as for the battle's impact, when winslow reports and when the confederates and observers report the defeat of the alabama -- when stephen mallory sums it up well, he says, the loss of the alabama was announced in the federal papers with all the manifestations of joy which usually usher the news of great national victories, showing the calculating enemy fully understood and appreciated the importance of her distruction. this has just as much impact on the north political situation as any major land victory will over the course of that year. the north will win a couple other victories as well. the css florida in the atlantic front will be captured in brazil in early october of 1864. a violation of brazilian neutrality by an overzealous union officer, that nonetheless removed the most successful commerce raider and the second most successful commerce raider have been wiped off the chessboard. there is one more piece that will be put on the chessboard before the end of the war, css shenan