Summary:
Union Captain J. H. Rider writes Governor of the Restored State of Virginia Francis Pierpont in May, 1865, to inform him of the attempted assassination of Union General Isaac Duval in Staunton, VA.

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Governor F. H. PEIRPOINT:

Staunton Va.,

May 18, 1865. (Received 3.20 p. m.)

GOVERNOR:

An attempt was made last evening to assassinate Brig. Gen. I. H. Duval, commanding U. S. forces at this place. The general was not hurt. All possible measures are being made to lead to the arrest of the would-be assassin. Details will be sent you by courier.

Respectfully, &c.,

J. H. RIDER,
Capt. and Assistant Adjutant-Gen. of Volunteers.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 46, Serial No. 97, Pages 1174, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.