January 15 - 16, 1863
Title
January 15 - 16, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-01-16 and 1863-01-17
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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Language
English
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Jan 15th Thursday
Brigade dress parade and drill in the morning. There was no other drill or duty except Dress parade. the wind has blowed hard all day but it is a very warm wind. Wrote a letter to mother. Wrote a letter for henry Landing drawed a pair of pants no 1. 16th Friday during last night it rained very hard but cleared up this morning. There was nothing to do today except Regiment Inspection in the afternoon on dress parade it was read that Samuel Healsey of Co K had been promoted to Sargeant [sic] major
Brigade dress parade and drill in the morning. There was no other drill or duty except Dress parade. the wind has blowed hard all day but it is a very warm wind. Wrote a letter to mother. Wrote a letter for henry Landing drawed a pair of pants no 1. 16th Friday during last night it rained very hard but cleared up this morning. There was nothing to do today except Regiment Inspection in the afternoon on dress parade it was read that Samuel Healsey of Co K had been promoted to Sargeant [sic] major
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Gordon, Stephen , “January 15 - 16, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/3996.