December 16, 1862
Title
December 16, 1862
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1862-12-16
Contributor
Stewart, James
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
16th Tuesday.
About one o’clock this morning we was called up by the officers and told to fall in with all possible haste and do it very still after we fell in we marched up that side of the gully that is nearest to the river and formed in line at the top we then marched to the river and crossed it on a pontoon bridge and marched about two miles at a very quick pace and then rested in a woods on a hill where we stayed all day. There were two in our company that did not come in with them and it is feared that they have been taken prisoner. There was a mail today. we drawed one days rations. It rained very hard this morning but it cleared up during the day.
About one o’clock this morning we was called up by the officers and told to fall in with all possible haste and do it very still after we fell in we marched up that side of the gully that is nearest to the river and formed in line at the top we then marched to the river and crossed it on a pontoon bridge and marched about two miles at a very quick pace and then rested in a woods on a hill where we stayed all day. There were two in our company that did not come in with them and it is feared that they have been taken prisoner. There was a mail today. we drawed one days rations. It rained very hard this morning but it cleared up during the day.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen , “December 16, 1862,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3970.