Denton and Henry William Lightfoot. The latter of the two later married Maxey's adopted daughter Dora Maxey. When his nephew, Sam Bell Maxey Long, joined the firm in 1892 he finally retired. He died on August 16, 1895 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he had gone for treatment of an intestinal problem. Samuel and Marilda are buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Paris. The townhouse that he built there in 1867 is now a state historical site on South Church Street and is open to visitors. Legacy Camp Maxey was a World War II infantry-training camp and associated facilities. It was occupied from July 1942 to early 1946 in Lamar County, Texas. The facility near Paris, Texas was named Camp Maxey in honor of Confederate Brigadier General Samuel Bell Maxey. See also List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) Notes References Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. . Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . Further reading Louise Horton: Samuel Bell Maxey: A biography; 1974, University of Texas Press, . John Waugh: Sam Bell Maxey and the Confederate Indians; 1995 paperback, McWhiney Press, . External links Retrieved on 2008-02-13 Entry for Samuel Bell Maxey from the Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas published 1880, hosted by the Portal to Texas History. Maxey House overview from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 1825 births 1895 deaths Confederate States Army generals United States Military Academy alumni Democratic Party Texas state senators People of Texas in the American Civil War People from Paris, Texas Democratic Party United States senators from Texas People from Tompkinsville, Kentucky American military personnel of the Mexican–American War County district attorneys in Texas People from Albany, Kentucky 19th-century American politicians American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law Military personnel from Texas