July 5th, 1861
Title
July 5th, 1861
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1861-07-05
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
5th Sunday Last night we made our beds as usual on the ground with no thing over us and during the night it connnenced to rain and rained hard until morning. Par got up when it commenced but Dooey and myself laid still and i slept just as well as i ever did when i woke up in the morning i was laying in about three inches of water. Stayed around the park all day In the afternoon Capt Fith and Johnny got back with the train that they took out. They issued one days rations to the brigade There is no fighting today.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “July 5th, 1861,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4093.