April 8th, 1865
Title
April 8th, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-04-08
Contributor
Stewart, James
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Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
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English
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April 8 Saturday
about ten o'clock last night we received orders to start out with the supply train. traveled all night and arrived at Farmville about eight this morning found the div. here. First moving out but they stopped to secure the rations. Saw Genl Grant and Meade after issuing we took the Plank Road and passed through a small town parked for the night at a place called New Store about eleven a.m .. The road is strewn with Rebel Baggage saw where they had burnt three or four hundred wagons Heard some cannonading in advance. Weather clear and pleasant.
about ten o'clock last night we received orders to start out with the supply train. traveled all night and arrived at Farmville about eight this morning found the div. here. First moving out but they stopped to secure the rations. Saw Genl Grant and Meade after issuing we took the Plank Road and passed through a small town parked for the night at a place called New Store about eleven a.m .. The road is strewn with Rebel Baggage saw where they had burnt three or four hundred wagons Heard some cannonading in advance. Weather clear and pleasant.
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Gordon, Stephen , “April 8th, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4219.