January 2 - 3, 1863
Title
January 2 - 3, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-01-02 and 1863-01-03
Contributor
Stewart, James
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
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Language
English
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Jan 2nd Friday
drilled one hour in the morning. In the afternoon I went to the brook and done some washing. I washed a shirt a pair of drawers stockings and handkerchief got back just in time for dress parade
3rd Saturday
this morning we was ordered to come out to roll call with our Guns and Equipments We never did it before and the boys thought it kind a hard. In the after we was ordered to build a cook house and have company cooks. My tent made Mart Kintner and Henry Landon are the cooks. I have tented with Mart since the fifth of October and we have never
drilled one hour in the morning. In the afternoon I went to the brook and done some washing. I washed a shirt a pair of drawers stockings and handkerchief got back just in time for dress parade
3rd Saturday
this morning we was ordered to come out to roll call with our Guns and Equipments We never did it before and the boys thought it kind a hard. In the after we was ordered to build a cook house and have company cooks. My tent made Mart Kintner and Henry Landon are the cooks. I have tented with Mart since the fifth of October and we have never
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Gordon, Stephen , “January 2 - 3, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3983.