The quiet record of a gentleman raider; Maury cruise little-known but dignified.(ARTS & CULTURE)(THE CIVIL WAR)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: December 27, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: John M. Taylor, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

On a gray day in March 1863, nine Confederate naval officers who had been living in London received long-awaited orders. They were to gather their gear and proceed by rail to Glasgow, Scotland. There they would take over a new ship bearing the interim name Japan, soon to be the CSS Georgia, the latest addition to the Confederate navy's modest fleet of commerce raiders.

Purchase of the Georgia reflected the efforts of two men who shared a venerable Virginia name. One, Matthew Fontaine Maury, was the most distinguished ...

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