December 11, 1862 (continued)
Title
December 11, 1862 (continued)
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1862-12-11 (continued)
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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(11th Thursday (continued))
pickets and further on we could see their camps and fires. to the right of us we could see the railroad bridge burned down. It was smoking yet some of the troops crossed and had a skirmish with the pickets and captured a few prisoners. It is reported here now that the 11th N Jersey crossed at Fredericksburg and captured five Hundred of the rebels and only lost Eleven of their men. To day has been a very nice day and quite warm when we started in the morning the roads was froze hard but after the sun got up and the frost come out a little they got quite muddy. we did not pitch our tents to night but laid down on the ground which is wet and muddy.
(11th Thursday (continued))
a good many are writing to their fam,ilies and friends for we all expect a general engagement in the morning. The men all seem changed and are anxious to meet the rebels. The first New Jersey cavelry [sic] lays just in the woods on the right of us the distance marched today was between eight and ten miles. The country seems to improve very much there is a great deal more oak than there has been in our former marches. This is a very level valley and a beautiful sight.
pickets and further on we could see their camps and fires. to the right of us we could see the railroad bridge burned down. It was smoking yet some of the troops crossed and had a skirmish with the pickets and captured a few prisoners. It is reported here now that the 11th N Jersey crossed at Fredericksburg and captured five Hundred of the rebels and only lost Eleven of their men. To day has been a very nice day and quite warm when we started in the morning the roads was froze hard but after the sun got up and the frost come out a little they got quite muddy. we did not pitch our tents to night but laid down on the ground which is wet and muddy.
(11th Thursday (continued))
a good many are writing to their fam,ilies and friends for we all expect a general engagement in the morning. The men all seem changed and are anxious to meet the rebels. The first New Jersey cavelry [sic] lays just in the woods on the right of us the distance marched today was between eight and ten miles. The country seems to improve very much there is a great deal more oak than there has been in our former marches. This is a very level valley and a beautiful sight.
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Gordon, Stephen , “December 11, 1862 (continued),” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3960.