Letters and diary entries from the corresponding day in the Civil War posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
1862 June 11 Lynchburg, Va.
[from the diary of William M. Blackford, former diplomat, and bank officer of Lynchburg, Va., with five sons in the Confederate army]
Wednesday 11 Clear but cold enough for
fire--Last night some 40 officers
captured by Jackson arrived in
the town--they are on parole. I
question the policy of letting them
see every thing as they pass through
the country--Seventeen Hundred
prisoners arrived this evening and
are to remain here awhile. News
from Jackson victory Tuesday en
hances its importance. Shields army
is quite demoralized--Gen Rodes
came up yesterday--called to see him
His wound is doing well and he
will be fit for duty in a fortnight.
MSS 4763
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