Pryor, Roger Atkinson, 1828-1919 to Colonel Gibbs
Order a pdf of this item here.
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02216 Author/Creator: Pryor, Roger Atkinson, 1828-1919 Place Written: Blackwater, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 December 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.1 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
General Pryor instructs, "Don't carry your troops to Blackwater Bridge in the morning. Hold them in readiness to join me at Franklin. The enemy threatens us seriously." Gibbs notes, in pencil, that he received this message at 9:30 pm. Possibly to Colonel George C. Gibbs of the 42nd North Carolina Infantry.
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.