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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04572.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Maury papers including CSS Georgia list of prizes |
| Title | Sydney Smith Lee to William Lewis Maury releasing him from active duty due to ill health |
| Date | 9 December 1864 |
| Author | Lee, Sidney Smith (1802-1869) |
| Recipient | Maury, William Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Orders from the Confederate Navy Department releasing Maury from active duty at Wilmington Station due to poor health. Sidney (or Sydney) Smith Lee was Robert E. Lee's older brother. A commander in the Confederate States Navy, S. Lee was chief of the Bureau of Orders and Detail at the time he signed this document. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Health and Medical |
| People | Lee, Sidney Smith (1802-1869) Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |