January 10, 1863
Title
January 10, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-01-10
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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English
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Jan 10th Saturday
we went to work at our tent early in the morning and got it finished Just in time for it commenced to rain and rained steady all day. Mart done our cooking all day and helped on the tent. Our tent is stockaded about two feet high with a chimney in the back end. We have a fire in it and have plenty of room. It is raining outside and putting out all the fire that is out there. the boys come and look in our tent and all say that it is very nice. The rain does not trouble us any. Drilled half an hour in the morning no battallion [sic] drill or Dress parade today left wing went to the landing to unload boats
we went to work at our tent early in the morning and got it finished Just in time for it commenced to rain and rained steady all day. Mart done our cooking all day and helped on the tent. Our tent is stockaded about two feet high with a chimney in the back end. We have a fire in it and have plenty of room. It is raining outside and putting out all the fire that is out there. the boys come and look in our tent and all say that it is very nice. The rain does not trouble us any. Drilled half an hour in the morning no battallion [sic] drill or Dress parade today left wing went to the landing to unload boats
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Gordon, Stephen , “January 10, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3991.