Reuben Fry Maury (1824 – 1906) was a colonel of the 1st Oregon Cavalry during the American Civil War, and the last commander of the District of Oregon in 1865.
Maury was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he and George E. Pickett were classmates. He was a veteran of the Mexican War, and became an Oregon pioneer in 1852. "Letter from Geo. E. Pickett to Reuben F. Maury, San Juan, W. T., February 13, 1861.", Oregon Historical Quarterly, Volume 8, Oregon Historical Society, W. H. Leeds, state printer [etc., 1900], 1907, p. 77] He was a major of the 1st Oregon Cavalry, eventually reaching the rank of colonel. He conducted operations in Oregon and the Idaho Territory and fought in the first part of the Snake War. He was commander of the District of Oregon from March 23, 1865, to June 27, 1865.The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume L, CHAPTER LXII David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, pg.841 He was a resident of Jackson County, Oregon, for many years, and died near Jacksonville, Oregon on February 20, 1906."Letter from Geo. E. Pickett to Reuben F. Maury, San Juan, W. T., February 13, 1861."], Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 8, p. 77
The Maury Mountains, in Crook County, Oregon, are named for him.
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