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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04572.33 |
| From Archive Folder | Maury papers including CSS Georgia list of prizes |
| Title | Stephen Clegg Rowan to William Lewis Maury attesting to his character |
| Date | 2 November 1871 |
| Author | Rowan, Stephen Clegg (1808-1890) |
| Recipient | Maury, William Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Attests to Maury's character as an officer and as a gentleman. Rowan writes as commander of U.S.N. Flag Ship Congress. A U.S. vice admiral, Rowan served the Union during the Civil War. Post-war, he was commandant of the Norfolk and New York Navy yards, commander of the Asiatic Squadron, governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia, and superintendent of the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Navy Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Union General Military History Reconstruction |
| People | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) Rowan, Stephen Clegg (1808-1890) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |