- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Maury family papers 1863-1872
- Creator:
- Maury family
- Publisher:
- Maury family papers, MS 1168. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1863/1872
- Subject:
- Maximilian Emperor of Mexico 1832-1867
Confederate States of America
American Confederate voluntary exiles
Mexico--Description and travel
Mexico--Social conditions--19th century - Location:
- Mexico, 23.634501, -102.552784
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675 - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/x-djvu
application/pdf - Description:
- 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.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
The Maury family of Virginia became voluntary exiles to Mexico following the Civil War.
America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_turningpoint_harg1168-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg1168-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Maury family papers, MS 1168. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
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