Augusta County: Diary of Michael Reid Hanger (1861)

        Foggy this morning. This day was appointed by the Confederate Congress as a general Thanksgiving day. No duty to day except guard duty, lO.o'clock the sun came out beautifully this morning. 4 o clock it is very cloudy now and thundering very hard we will have a shower shortly. 6 o'clock we had a great storm. It thundered and lightened in a hurry. We kept dry though in our tents, we had dinner and supper together today.