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[[File:William Lewis Maury-03.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Maury during his command of [[CSS Georgia (steamship)|CSS ''Georgia'']] in 1863 or 1864]] |
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'''William Lewis Maury''' (1813 |
'''William Lewis Maury''' (c. 1813 – November 27, 1878) was an American explorer and naval officer who served in the [[United States Navy]] for over 32 years, assisting [[Charles Wilkes]]' [[United States Exploring Expedition|exploration]] of the [[Pacific Ocean]] and served in [[Matthew C. Perry]]'s 1854 [[Perry Expedition|naval mission]] to Japan. Later he served as a Captain in the [[Confederate States Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. |
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==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | William Lewis Maury was born in Virginia, the son of William Grymes Maury and Ann Hoomes Woolfolk, and became a [[midshipman]] in the United States Navy in 1829. Maury served in the [[United States Naval Observatory]] under his cousin, superintendent [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]]; in charting the seas, cartography, and in recording astronomical observations. |
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In the famed [[United States Exploring Expedition]] then Lieutenant Maury served under [[Charles Wilkes]] from 1838-1842. He served on the ships [[USS Vincennes (1826)|''Vincennes'']]; joined the [[USS Peacock (1828)|''Peacock'']] at Orange Bay, and the [[USS Porpoise (1836)|''Porpoise'']] at Callao. |
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==Career== |
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It was during the Exploring Expedition's survey of [[Puget Sound]] that Commodore Wilkes named [[Maury Island]] after William Lewis Maury. Maury continued in Navy service serving on the Navy Efficiency Board. In 1860 he served as a member of the Japanese Treaty Commission. |
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When the American Civil War began he resigned his commission and joined the Confederate States Navy. He was initially assigned to a coastal defense battery at Sewell's Point, Virginia. His talent for coastline defense was recognized early on and he was reassigned to the Confederate Torpedo Service. Serving first at Wilmington Station and Charlotte, North Carolina, he was soon transferred to Charleston Station. Later, as commander of the ship [[CSS Georgia (steamship)|CSS ''Georgia'']], a commerce raider, he captured and sank several ships carrying war materials while letting others with commerce not for war go free. |
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==Basic Pedigree for William Lewis Maury== |
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#Abraham Maury m. Marie Fourquuereau |
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#Matthew Maury b.18 Sept. 1696, Gascony, France m. Mary Anne Fontaine |
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#Rev [[James Maury]] m. Mary Walker |
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#Walker Maury m. Mary Stith Grymes |
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#William Grymes Maury m. Anne Holmes Woolfork |
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#William Lewis Maury m. Anne Fontaine Maury (1832-1890) |
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==Legacy== |
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==References== |
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Served in the Wilke's expedition, U. S. Navy |
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==Sources== |
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Served in the Confederate States C. S. Navy as Commander of the ship, CSS Georgia, a commerce raider, captured and sank several ships while letting others with commerce not for war allowed to go free. |
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*{{cite book |last1=Morgan |first1=James Morris |title=Recollections of a Rebel Reefer |date=1917 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company |url=https://archive.org/details/recollectionsofr4980morg/page/n10}} |
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*{{find a Grave|5764690}} |
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{{Maury family tree}} |
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Note:''Recollections of a Rebel Reefer'' (1917 book) about Captain William Lewis Maury commanding CSS Georgia commerce raider with their actions in detail. This book tells a large part of William Lewis Maury's life in the Confederacy. Others are included such as Matthew Fontaine Maury as an agent purchasing ships with James Dunwoody Bulloch. Book by former midshipman, CSN on CSS Georgia, James Morris Morgan, is on Wikisource as well as Internet Archives [https://archive.org/details/recollectionsofr4980morg] and "Documenting the American South" [http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/morganjames/menu.html] |
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|NAME= Maury, William Lewis |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Confederate States Navy]] [[Naval officer|officer]] |
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|DATE OF BIRTH= 1813 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Bowling Green, Virginia]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH= November 27, 1878 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH= [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 10 April 2024
William Lewis Maury (c. 1813 – November 27, 1878) was an American explorer and naval officer who served in the United States Navy for over 32 years, assisting Charles Wilkes' exploration of the Pacific Ocean and served in Matthew C. Perry's 1854 naval mission to Japan. Later he served as a Captain in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
Biography
[edit]William Lewis Maury was born in Virginia, the son of William Grymes Maury and Ann Hoomes Woolfolk, and became a midshipman in the United States Navy in 1829. Maury served in the United States Naval Observatory under his cousin, superintendent Matthew Fontaine Maury; in charting the seas, cartography, and in recording astronomical observations.
In the famed United States Exploring Expedition then Lieutenant Maury served under Charles Wilkes from 1838-1842. He served on the ships Vincennes; joined the Peacock at Orange Bay, and the Porpoise at Callao.
It was during the Exploring Expedition's survey of Puget Sound that Commodore Wilkes named Maury Island after William Lewis Maury. Maury continued in Navy service serving on the Navy Efficiency Board. In 1860 he served as a member of the Japanese Treaty Commission.
When the American Civil War began he resigned his commission and joined the Confederate States Navy. He was initially assigned to a coastal defense battery at Sewell's Point, Virginia. His talent for coastline defense was recognized early on and he was reassigned to the Confederate Torpedo Service. Serving first at Wilmington Station and Charlotte, North Carolina, he was soon transferred to Charleston Station. Later, as commander of the ship CSS Georgia, a commerce raider, he captured and sank several ships carrying war materials while letting others with commerce not for war go free.
Basic Pedigree for William Lewis Maury
[edit]- Abraham Maury m. Marie Fourquuereau
- Matthew Maury b.18 Sept. 1696, Gascony, France m. Mary Anne Fontaine
- Rev James Maury m. Mary Walker
- Walker Maury m. Mary Stith Grymes
- William Grymes Maury m. Anne Holmes Woolfork
- William Lewis Maury m. Anne Fontaine Maury (1832-1890)
Legacy
[edit]As a member of Wilkes' expedition, the Maury name was applied to a discovered feature of Puget Sound, Maury Island. In the 20th century, an ice-filled bay east of Cape Lewis, Antarctica, Maury Bay, was named after this explorer.
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Morgan, James Morris (1917). Recollections of a Rebel Reefer. Houghton Mifflin Company.
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