December 4, 1862
Title
December 4, 1862
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1862-12-04
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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Reville [sic] at 4 AM. Commenced marching at six AM passed through stafford court house. I went in the courthouse the windows was all broken out and the walls was all marked up and names wrote on them we crossed the aquia creek railroad at stafford station near brooks station. we passed near bell plain landing and saw the river and steamboats. The road all along was full of troops. We passed a pontoon train the boats was all loaded on the wagons. we marched about fifteen miles today a great many fell out. we got on the wrong road once and marched about three miles out of the way. we camped about three o’clock about three miles from the Rappahannock. Lieut Shimer stayed with us at night.
Reville [sic] at 4 AM. Commenced marching at six AM passed through stafford court house. I went in the courthouse the windows was all broken out and the walls was all marked up and names wrote on them we crossed the aquia creek railroad at stafford station near brooks station. we passed near bell plain landing and saw the river and steamboats. The road all along was full of troops. We passed a pontoon train the boats was all loaded on the wagons. we marched about fifteen miles today a great many fell out. we got on the wrong road once and marched about three miles out of the way. we camped about three o’clock about three miles from the Rappahannock. Lieut Shimer stayed with us at night.
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Gordon, Stephen , “December 4, 1862,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3949.