Talk:William Lewis Maury

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More information about Captain William Lewis Maury, captain of the CSS Georgia, a commerce raider, who captured and burned ships, but let their crew go to freedom, a very religious man, can be posted as soon as details are pulled from the text of the book, Recollections of a Rebel Reefer, (1917) by James Morris Morgan, are extracted. This book is on Internet archives aka archives.org, and the book is presently being transcribed on en.Wikisource

The ship itself was once the "Japan", was purchased and renamed, and armed at sea.Maury (talk) 21:15, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

The genealogical relationship (and thus the reason they worked together) of Captain William Lewis Maury (USN & CSN) to Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury (USN & CSN).

(Captain of CSS Georgia)
 * Rev. James Maury (on wikipedia)
 * son: Walker Maury
 * grandson: William Maury
 * great grandson: William Lewis Maury (USN & CSN)

(Confederate Secret Service in Europe)
 * Rev. James Maury (on wikipedia)
 * son: Richard Launcelot Maury
 * grandson: Matthew Fontaine Maury (USN & CSN) ("pathfinder of the seas")

Their connection to the CSS Georgia

Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury secures the purchase of the CSS Georgia

Captain William Lewis Maury captains the CSS Georgia, a commerce raider.

– Brother Officer  Talk  15:08, 19 June 2013 (UTC)