[from the diary of William M. Blackford, former diplomat, and bank officer of Lynchburg, Va., with five sons in the Confederate army]
Sunday 15 very hot weather in the early
part of the day--Church most ex-
cellent sermon--about 4 o clock
a heavy rain; attended by a sudden
remarkable change of temperature
from which I caught a severe cold
Church at night--Heard of a bril
liant exploit of
a brigade of cavalry
MSS 4763
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