Semmes held together a crew drawn from different backgrounds and motives. The sailors did not necessarily share Confederate politics, so command involved finding common ground between their interests and his mission. He maintained standards and organisation in difficult conditions. He allowed the crew to pursue its aims while directing that motivation toward his own objectives. This assessment of his leadership centres on cooperation among people whose political loyalties and intentions differed.
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Semmes's leadership aligned a divided crew
Semmes kept an internationally recruited crew organised by finding common ground between their interests and his mission.