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Manuscript/Mixed Material Betty Herndon Maury Maury diary, Betty Herndon Maury Maury papers

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Title

  • Betty Herndon Maury Maury diary,

Other Title

  • Betty Herndon Maury Maury papers

Summary

  • Diary (1861 June 3-1863 February 18) written chiefly at Fredericksburg, Va., containing detailed comments on the progress of the Civil War, especially in the local area, hardships suffered by Confederate soldiers, and military activities of Mrs. Maury's father, Matthew Fontaine Maury (including the abortive attempt to capture the U.S.S. Pawnee), her cousin, Dabney Herndon Maury (1822-1900), and other members of the Maury family.

Names

  • Maury, Betty Herndon Maury, 1835-1903

Headings

  • -  Fredericksburg (Va.)
  • -  Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  Confederate States of America.--Army--Military life
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations
  • -  Morey family
  • -  Maury, Matthew Fontaine,--1806-1873
  • -  Maury, Dabney Herndon,--1822-1900
  • -  Maury, William A.--(William Arden),--1832-1918
  • -  Pawnee (Ship)

Notes

  • -  Microfilm edition available, no. 17,248.
  • -  Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1978.
  • -  Gift, Mrs. James Parmelee, 1928.
  • -  Related dataset: Transcription dataset from "'Such Eventful Times'": Women and the American Civil War." Available on the Library of Congress website.
  • -  Collection material in English.

Medium

  • 1 volume.
  • 1 microfilm reel.

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mm77093930

Access Advisory

  • Open to research.

Online Format

  • online text
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Maury, Betty Herndon Maury. Betty Herndon Maury Maury diary. 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mm77093930/.

APA citation style:

Maury, B. H. M. (1861) Betty Herndon Maury Maury diary. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mm77093930/.

MLA citation style:

Maury, Betty Herndon Maury. Betty Herndon Maury Maury diary. 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mm77093930/>.