April 6 - 7, 1863
Title
April 6 - 7, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-04-06 and 1863-04-07
Contributor
Stewart, James
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
Format
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Language
English
Type
Text
Text
April 6th Monday
Clear and pleasant today His Excellency the President and lady and son are at headquarters army potomac. Today they reviewed all the cavelry [sic] [illegible] this army. The severis[?] book place near Falmouth. Drew one pair pants went to the com/[illegible] and got them
7th Tuesday
during last night it rained quite hard but it is clear and pleasent [sic] today The third fifth and exith corps was to be reviewed today by the President + lady and son But it was postponed. Part of the fifteenth went on picket today with the third NJ vols
Clear and pleasant today His Excellency the President and lady and son are at headquarters army potomac. Today they reviewed all the cavelry [sic] [illegible] this army. The severis[?] book place near Falmouth. Drew one pair pants went to the com/[illegible] and got them
7th Tuesday
during last night it rained quite hard but it is clear and pleasent [sic] today The third fifth and exith corps was to be reviewed today by the President + lady and son But it was postponed. Part of the fifteenth went on picket today with the third NJ vols
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Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen , “April 6 - 7, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4044.