Dabney Herndon Maury
Born: May 21, 1822
Birth Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Father: John Minor Maury 1795 – 1823
(Buried: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Mother: Elizabeth Herndon 1793 – 1872
(Buried: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Wife: Anna Augusta Rose Mason 1829 – 1876
(Buried: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Children:
Eliza Fontaine Maury 1854 – 1856
(Buried: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Roy Mason Maury 1857 – 1857
(Buried: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Susan Mason Maury Halsey 1858 – Unknown
Dabney Herndon Maury Jr. 1863 – 1933
(Buried: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
William Maury 1872 – 1872
(Buried: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Education:
1841: Graduated from University of Virginia
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (37th in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet, 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Wounded in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry at Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847 – 1848: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1847 – 1850: Assistant Professor of Geography History at West Point
1848 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1850 – 1852: Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics at West Point
1852 – 1853: Frontier Duty at Fort Inge, Texas
1853 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1854: Escort for Commanding General of the Department of Texas
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort McIntosh, Texas
1855 – 1858: Recruiter for United States Army
1858: Author of Tactics of Mounted Rifles
1858 – 1860: Adjutant of United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1858 – 1859: Adjutant at the Cavalry School of Practice
1860: Brevetted Captain and Assistant Adjutant General
1860 – 1861: Assistant Adjutant General for Dept. of New Mexico
1861: Dismissed from United States Army on June 25th
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel & Adjutant General to Earl Van Dorn
1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Division Leader during the Battle of Corinth
1862 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1862 – 1865: Participated in the Defense of Mobile, Alabama
Occupation after War:
Helped establish an Academy in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Failed businessman in New Orleans, Louisiana
Helped organize Southern Historical Society
1886: Author of Skirmish Drill for Mounted Troops
1887 – 1889: United States Minister to Columbia
Died: January 11, 1900
Place of Death: Peoria, Illinois
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Cause of Death: Poor health
Burial Place: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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