William Marshall Anderson: Difference between revisions

In the 1865, Anderson journeyed to Mexico, ostensibly on an archeological expedition, in order to joinhelp plan the "[[New Virginia Colony"]], ofa severalresettlement thousandventure for ex-Confederates and sympathizers<ref>Biographical notes accompanying the published journals.</ref>. ThisThe ventureColony was establishedconceived and promoted by Confederate naval engineer and oceanographer [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]], with the support and sponsorship of Maury's friend, [[Emperor Maximilian]]. As Maximilian's government began to crumble, so did the New Virginia Colony. Weakened with yellow fever, Anderson went to Vera Cruz in 1866 and took a ship back to the USA.<ref>Andrew F. Rolle, The lost cause: the Confederate exodus to Mexico. 1992, University of Oklahoma Press.</ref><ref>See also Anderson's own diaries, published as An American in Maximilian's Mexico.</ref> For his remaining fifteen years he lived mostly in Circleville, Ohio, sometimes traveling on archeological explorations. [[William Marshall Anderson House]] in Circleville is on the National Register of Historic Places.