Thursday, December 6, 2012

1862 December 7 Lynchburg, Va.



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


Sunday 7  very cold--Thermometer
at 8 stood at 20-  self regulating
thermometer showed 19 at the lowest
point--Only one of the chamber fur
naces of the church in order--Congre-
gation suffered--communion--came
home at the end of the sermon and
took Mary down--she not being able
to stay all the time--After dinner
went to Sue's and afterwards to D.
B. Payne with Anna Colston to
call on her uncle, Jno. Randolph
Tucker, who is on his way to Fin-
castle to   [?] rucker                      He has
promised to stay with us on his return
Dull time at night-no one to read
to me


MSS 4763 

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