The Richmond Maury Monument, by F. William Sievers 1 U. S. S. “Brandywine” 9 Lieut. M. F. Maury, U. S. Navy 27 U. S. Naval Observatory, during Maury’s Superintendency 45 Decorations Conferred upon Maury 50 Matthew Fontaine Maury, Superintendent of the Observatory 67 The Set of Silver Medals Presented to Maury by Pope Pius IX 84 Gold Medals Bestowed upon Maury 84 Portrait of Maury, in Maury Hall, U. S. Naval Academy 106 The Maury Statue in Hamburg, Germany 119 The Bust of Matthew Fontaine Maury, by E. V. Valentine 129 Portrait of Maury and Raphael Semmes 142 Portrait of Maury and the Reverend Doctor Tremlett 142 C. S. Cruiser “Georgia” 171 Maury Hall, U. S. Naval Academy 187 Maury Reunited with His Family in England, 1868 203 Portrait of Maury during His Last Years at Virginia Military Institute 220 Maury Monument in Goshen Pass 241 Destroyer U. S. S. “Maury” 246 [Illustration: TENTATIVE MODEL OF THE MAURY MONUMENT Soon to be erected in Richmond, Virginia. The monument will be 28 feet high; diameter of globe, 9 feet; height of Maury, 7 feet (1½ life size); figures of group, life size. Through the efforts of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Association a sum of over $60,000 was raised for this beautiful memorial. Sculptor F. William Sievers. See page 251.] CHAPTER I HIS EARLY YEARS