Lee, Sydney Smith, 1802-1869 to William Lewis Maury
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04572.24 Author/Creator: Lee, Sydney Smith, 1802-1869 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 9 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Orders from the Confederate Navy Department releasing Maury from active duty at Wilmington Station due to poor health. Sidney (or Sydney) Smith Lee was Robert E. Lee's older brother. A commander in the Confederate States Navy, S. Lee was chief of the Bureau of Orders and Detail at the time he signed this document.
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