February 12 - 13, 1863
Title
February 12 - 13, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-02-12 and 1863-02-12
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
Feb 12th Thursday
It rained some during last night. The ovens that was being built for the brigades are nearly done now. The bakers are fixing to bake bread tomorrow
13th Friday
The first batch of bread was baked today. there was only about two hundred loaves. they was heavy on account of the yeast maker not understanding his business. was over to the company at night and got a letter from Aunt Mary
It rained some during last night. The ovens that was being built for the brigades are nearly done now. The bakers are fixing to bake bread tomorrow
13th Friday
The first batch of bread was baked today. there was only about two hundred loaves. they was heavy on account of the yeast maker not understanding his business. was over to the company at night and got a letter from Aunt Mary
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “February 12 - 13, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4016.