Dabney H. Maury
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Dabney Herndon Maury was an officer in the United States Army, instructor at West Point, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Maury was born in Fredricksburg, Virginia, on May 21, 1822. He graduated from the University of Virginia in the class of 1841. He finished his studies at the United States Military Academy in 1846. Maury served in the Mexican-American War at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel for bravery. His gallantry in this event prompted the citizens of Fredericksburg and the Legislature of Virginia to honor him with a sword. From 1847 until 1852, he was employed as an instructor at West Point.
When the Civil War began, Maury was the Assistant Adjutant General in New Mexico. He resigned from the U.S. Army to enter the Confederate Army as a colonel, serving as an Adjutant General, then as Chief of Staff under General Earl Van Dorn. Following the Battle of Pea Ridge, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Maury led a division at the Battle of Corinth. He was appointed a major general in November 1862. He participated in army operations around Vicksburg, Mississippi, and in the defense of Mobile, Alabama. In the latter military campaign, Maury commanded the Department of the Gulf.
With the conclusion of the Civil War, Maury came home to Virginia. In 1868 he organized the Southern Historical Society. In 1878 he began a movement to reorganize the National Militia. Maury was appointed United States Minister to Colombia. He authored a treatise entitled Skirmish Drill for Mounted Troops in 1886.
General Maury died in Peoria, Illinois, and his remains were returned to Fredricksburg for interment.
References
- New York Times, January 12, 1900, Page 2 Gen. Dabny H. Maury Dead: His Service in the United States and Confederate Armies.
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