Tuesday, June 5, 2012

1862 June 6 Lynchburg, Va.



[from the diary of William M. Blackford, former diplomat, and bank officer of Lynchburg, Va., with five sons in the Confederate army]

Friday 6 Letter from Lewis- very interesting
--He was in Petersburg Saturday, but
has joined Gen Huger near Richd.
At three[?], I got a horse and made calls
at several places, including among them
Lt. Smith and Don Halsey--the
latter is badly wounded in the line
of the left eyebrow--not dangerously.
I hope though the sight of his eye may
be impaired or destroyed.  He acted
with great gallantry and had two
horses shot under him--- [?] I
hear of scarcely one of our young
men who has not acted nobly.
called at Charles and sat sometime


MSS 4763 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.