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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04572.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Maury papers including CSS Georgia list of prizes |
| Title | William Lewis Maury to Nan [Maury] regarding the peace conference and the health and deaths of friends in Richmond |
| Date | 7 February 1865 |
| Author | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) |
| Recipient | Maury, Nan |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Year inferred from content. Mentions the peace conference between Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens, President Lincoln and General U. S. Grant. "I hope that it [the outcome of the conference] will have the effect to unite our people & convince the faint hearted that the only road to peace is a vigorous prosecution of the war." Discusses the health and bereavements of friends in Richmond. His comments on the bereavement of Mrs. Sinclair on the loss of her husband may be a reference to the death of Confederate States Navy Commander Arthur Sinclair when his blockade runner sank with all hands in early 1865. Mentions rumors of a general prisoner exchange. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Peace Diplomacy Health and Medical Death Blockade Women's History Prisoner of War Marriage |
| People | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Stephens, Alexander Hamilton (1812-1883) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Maury, Nan (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |