Maury family papers, 1863-1872

Summary

Creator:

Maury family

Date:

1863-1872

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Maury family papers, ms 1168. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence of the Maury family of Virginia from 1863-1872. Correspondence pertains to the Maury family's support of the Confederate cause during the Civil War and their subsequent voluntary exile to Mexico. The bulk of the letters detail the Maury's life in exile; the people, landscape, and culture of Mexico; and the court of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico.

Biographical / historical:

The Maury family of Virginia became voluntary exiles to Mexico following the Civil War.

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Related

Other descriptive data:

This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

American Confederate voluntary exiles
Correspondence

Names:

Confederate States of America

Places:

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Mexico -- Description and travel.
Mexico -- Social conditions -- 19th century.

Preferred citation:

Maury family papers, ms 1168. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.