April 23, 1863
Title
April 23, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-04-23
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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English
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23rd Thursday
Commenced raining during last night and continued untill [sic] late this afternoon rained hard Later was light today Govenor [sic] Ranker of New Jersey arrived to day accompanied by Quartermaster General Lewis Parker. Adjutant General Robert F. Hockton and several others. When they arrived the band played (hail to the chief) and several other tunes. The pontoons have been moved by our division train and are now within one mile of the rappahannock, about one mile below where we crossed before (Dec 12th 1862)
Commenced raining during last night and continued untill [sic] late this afternoon rained hard Later was light today Govenor [sic] Ranker of New Jersey arrived to day accompanied by Quartermaster General Lewis Parker. Adjutant General Robert F. Hockton and several others. When they arrived the band played (hail to the chief) and several other tunes. The pontoons have been moved by our division train and are now within one mile of the rappahannock, about one mile below where we crossed before (Dec 12th 1862)
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Gordon, Stephen , “April 23, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4053.