November 17, 1862
Title
November 17, 1862
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1862-11-17
Contributor
Stewart, James
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Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
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English
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17th.
Reville [sic] at 6 AM ordered to march at eight but did not get started untill [sic] half past twelve. The day was cloudy but it did not rain untill [sic] after we stopped at night and then not very hard. We passed a very large wagon train today. the marching was very hard on account of crossing small streams and then double-‐quicking to catch up. we marched about eight miles and camped about five PM in a pine woods. Lieut. Vanvoy stayed with us at night. The country is very poor here and mostly covered with pine woods.
Reville [sic] at 6 AM ordered to march at eight but did not get started untill [sic] half past twelve. The day was cloudy but it did not rain untill [sic] after we stopped at night and then not very hard. We passed a very large wagon train today. the marching was very hard on account of crossing small streams and then double-‐quicking to catch up. we marched about eight miles and camped about five PM in a pine woods. Lieut. Vanvoy stayed with us at night. The country is very poor here and mostly covered with pine woods.
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Gordon, Stephen , “November 17, 1862,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3936.