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Dabney Herndon Maury, 1822-1900
George Thomas Brewster
A native of Fredericksburg, Maury graduated from the University of Virginia and the US Military Academy at West Point. He resigned from the US Army in 1861 and entered Confederate service. He was chief of staff to General Van Dorn in the area beyond the Mississippi River and later commanded the District of the Gulf. He attained the rank of major general. After the war, he settled in Richmond and in 1868 founded the Southern Historical Society. This is the model for the bust at Vicksburg National Military Park. |