December 29 - 30, 1862
Title
December 29 - 30, 1862
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1862-12-29 and 1862-12-30
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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Dec 29th Monday
Nothing new in camp to day drilled one hour this morning I had the diarroeha [sic] today very bad
30th Tuesday
I felt better today than I did yesterday drilled one hour in the morning. In the afternoon James Kelly and myself went about two miles from camp and traded our salt meat for corn meal. We traded with an old widow woman She had two sons in the rebel army. In the 30th Virginia. This morning our drum corps was all put in the Guard house for not fiving the sick call. they was let out about noon
Nothing new in camp to day drilled one hour this morning I had the diarroeha [sic] today very bad
30th Tuesday
I felt better today than I did yesterday drilled one hour in the morning. In the afternoon James Kelly and myself went about two miles from camp and traded our salt meat for corn meal. We traded with an old widow woman She had two sons in the rebel army. In the 30th Virginia. This morning our drum corps was all put in the Guard house for not fiving the sick call. they was let out about noon
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Gordon, Stephen , “December 29 - 30, 1862,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3979.