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Richard L. (Richard Lancelot) Maury
1840–1907
A Virginia lawyer and former Confederate officer, he later wrote firsthand historical accounts of the Civil War and a memoir about his father, the oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury. His work blends family history, military memory, and the viewpoint of a 19th-century Southern writer.
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A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865
by Richard L. (Richard Lancelot) Maury
About the author
Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1840, he was the eldest son of Matthew Fontaine Maury. After studying law at the University of Virginia, he was admitted to the bar in 1860.
During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate forces and was associated with the 24th Virginia Infantry. After the war, sources note that he went to Mexico and assisted his father in the effort to build Confederate expatriate colonies there, serving in an immigration role connected to that project.
As a writer, he is best known for works including The Battle of Williamsburg and the Charge of the 24th Virginia, of Early's Brigade and A Brief Sketch of the Work of Matthew Fontaine Maury During the War, 1861–1865. He died in 1907, leaving behind writing that is most valuable today as a firsthand window into his family and the Confederate experience he chose to record.