July 8th, 1861 (continued)
Title
July 8th, 1861 (continued)
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1861-07-08
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
Language
English
Type
Document
Text
~th Wensday continued
and from almost every house
all the places of businesses are open
The 7th N.Y. S.N.G. are doing
duty around the city. In the after-
noon the teams moved about
fifty yards to get into a woods
they had just taken the harness
off when they was order ed to
proceed to the foot of the mountain
passed through the city entering
on Market Street and going out
to the federick and hagerstown
turnpike by west patrick street
sent about three miles
passed close by where the spy
Richardson was hanging .
he was entirely naked. he
had hung two or thee days
parked at the foot of the mountain
and fed. after feeding was ordered '!
to cross the mountain. par ked again
near Middletown 8 miles from ----
and from almost every house
all the places of businesses are open
The 7th N.Y. S.N.G. are doing
duty around the city. In the after-
noon the teams moved about
fifty yards to get into a woods
they had just taken the harness
off when they was order ed to
proceed to the foot of the mountain
passed through the city entering
on Market Street and going out
to the federick and hagerstown
turnpike by west patrick street
sent about three miles
passed close by where the spy
Richardson was hanging .
he was entirely naked. he
had hung two or thee days
parked at the foot of the mountain
and fed. after feeding was ordered '!
to cross the mountain. par ked again
near Middletown 8 miles from ----
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “July 8th, 1861 (continued),” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4097.