August 2nd, 1861
Title
August 2nd, 1861
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1861-08-02
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Document
Text
August 2nd Sunday Very hot today. There was church in the town today can hear the church bells and the town clock. Issued one days rations We have a splendid place for a park. Have put up the commissary tent up and got everything fixed up nice. I wrote a letter to Marshall HcDaniels. Gen. Kilpatrick's bodygaurd are camped near us. They belong to the First Ohio Cavalry and are Independent each one has his own horse.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “August 2nd, 1861,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4130.