July 1st, 1861
Title
July 1st, 1861
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1861-07-01
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
July 1863 1st Wensday The weather is very pleasant today, In the morning I went and had a bath and put on clean clothes. Issued one days ration of whiskey fresh meat coffee sugar bread. About six pm we got orders to go back to spring mills. Went very fast. when near westminister. stopped just long enough to feed and water the team while they was eating I went in the town and bought some fresh bread. After the team got through eating started and passed through the town and arrived at spring mills about one pm. Parked on a hill about half a mile from the mill.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “July 1st, 1861,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4084.