April 15 - 16, 1863
Title
April 15 - 16, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-04-15 and 1863-04-16
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
15th Wensday [sic]
Commenced raining last night and continued all day today raining very hard Issued two days rations to the Brigade. Supply train went to the landing and brought ham and hard bread. Capt Fitts and Robert McCloud returned today
16th Thursday
cloudy but no rain today Wm Miller and James McDougal returned to day. The paymaster came this afternoon and paid five companies of the second regt. Issued whiskey to the Brigade today and sold some to officers
Commenced raining last night and continued all day today raining very hard Issued two days rations to the Brigade. Supply train went to the landing and brought ham and hard bread. Capt Fitts and Robert McCloud returned today
16th Thursday
cloudy but no rain today Wm Miller and James McDougal returned to day. The paymaster came this afternoon and paid five companies of the second regt. Issued whiskey to the Brigade today and sold some to officers
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Diary
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Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen , “April 15 - 16, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4049.