June 28th, 1863

June 28th, 1863

Gordon, Stephen

1863-06-28

Stewart, James

Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.

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28th Sunday Started about four o’clock in the morning passed through hoolerville[?] barnesville[?] the locust mills and heights town Parked about one mile from heightstown. did not issue at hight [sic]. I drove a six mule team all day the driver got sick and wanted one to drive for him. passed the the [sic] sugar loaf mountain. When we was at Barnesville the rebels cavelry [sic] came in to hoolerville the [sic] burnt the large mill there. There was meeting in the church at Barnesville it is a catholic church had all the cherries that i could eat bought Bread pear cakes and eggs along the road but could not get any butter or milk We traveled about seventeen miles. We traveled through

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