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Roger Atkinson Pryor (July 19, 1828 – March 14, 1919) was a Virginian newspaper editor and politician who became known for his fiery oratory in favor of secession; he was elected both to national and Confederate office, and served as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. In 1865 he moved to New York City to remake ...
Jul 31, 2018 · Born in 1794, Edmund Ruffin was an early and vocal proponent of secession and fired one of the war’s first shots in April 1861. Although much older than many other long-haired secessionists, Ruffin’s hairstyle marked his identification with their cause. As the Confederacy collapsed around him in 1865, the luxuriantly-maned fire-eater ...
Roger Atkinson Pryor (July 19, 1828 – March 14, 1919) was a Virginian newspaper editor and politician who became known for his fiery oratory in favor of secession; he was elected both to national and Confederate office, and served as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. In 1865 he moved to New York City to remake ...
GENERAL ROGER ATKINSON PRYOR, CSA. BORN: 1828 in Dinwiddie City, VA. DIED: 1919 in New York, City, NY. Antietam, and Chancellorsville. Roger Atkinson Pryor was born on July 19, 1828, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He grew up in Nottoway County, was educated in Virginia, at the Petersburg Classical Academy and at Hampton-Sydney College and ...
Learn how Roger Pryor, a Virginia secessionist and Confederate general, transformed himself from a fire-eating slave advocate to a reconciliationist lawyer. Explore his journey through the Civil War and the New South with historian William A. Link.
Sep 9, 2002 · A portrait of newspaper editor and secessionist leader Roger Pryor and his wife, Sara, considers their presence at crucial moments before and during the Civil War and their roles as examples of Southern pride and privation victims. 20,000 first printing.
Jun 13, 2007 · Pryor, Roger Atkinson, 1828-1919, United States -- Politics and government 1849-1861, Washington (D.C.) -- Public life, United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate Publisher New York : Macmillan Collection robarts; toronto Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto Language English Item Size 526288233
