Friday, August 3, 2012

1862 August 4 Lynchburg,Va.

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

Monday 4  One of the hottest days
of the season--Very hazy all day.  Rose
at 4 and got Mary off at 6 in
the cars--about 10 recd dispatch from
Gwatkins that Eugene was "decided
ly better"  News that Seward has
resigned & that he is denounced by
the Nat Intelligencer as having been
intriguing with England to bring
about [?] on her part--also
that Governors of Pennsylvania--Ohio
& Connecticut had refused to furnish
more troops--which I presume means
only that they would not conscript
volunteers: all this is important
news.  Gen Order out to please Pope
and all officers of his command be
yond the Cartel. If taken they
cant be inprisoned[?]  not as Prisoners
of war but as hostages & to be hang
-ed in retaliation if any one of our
men is executed.

MSS 4763

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