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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04572.29 |
| From Archive Folder | Maury papers including CSS Georgia list of prizes |
| Title | Sydney Smith Lee to William Maury appointing him as a member of a Naval General Court Martial |
| Date | 20 February 1865 |
| Author | Lee, Sidney Smith (1802-1869) |
| Recipient | Maury, William Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter appointing Maury as a member of a Naval General Court Martial. Maury is ordered to report to Richmond four days from the date of the letter. Includes penciled directions on how to get to Richmond on verso. With autograph note signed by Captain Lynch confirming that Maury reported 26 February 1865. 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 | Law Crime Court Martials and Courts of Inquiry Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Military Law |
| People | Lee, Sidney Smith (1802-1869) Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |