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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04572.44 |
| From Archive Folder | Maury papers including CSS Georgia list of prizes |
| Title | William H. Murdaugh to William Lewis Maury discussing his change in career and politics |
| Date | 8 November 1876 |
| Author | Murdaugh, William H. (fl. 1850-1863) |
| Recipient | Maury, William Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Murdaugh heard that Maury switched professions from farming to insurance. Comments that if Tilden is elected, "there will be more openings for us [former Confederates] than ever have been since the day of Appomattox." In order to write to Jeff Page (Confederate States Navy Commander Thomas Jefferson Page) in Buenos Aires, Maury must send the letter to England first since no steamers are running to Brazil. CSN Lt. William H. Murdaugh had lost an arm early in the war; he later served at the Norfolk ordnance yard. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Appomattox Confederate States of America Civil War Reconstruction Navy Military History Latin and South America Immigration and Migration Steamboat Transportation Government and Civics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) Murdaugh, William H. (fl. 1850-1863) Page, Thomas Jefferson (1808-1899) |
| Place written | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |