April 26th, 1865
Title
April 26th, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-04-26
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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 26 Wednesday
Weather very pleasant Started at six this morning passed South Boston and camped at a very small town called Brooklyn. The country that we passed over yesterday and today is very nice. Some splendid _ and good plantations[.] The people here have plenty to eat and live very good[.] After we camped tonight had orders to issue one days rations but as the train could not get to the troops , the order was countermanded. There is a great many straglers we crossed two small creeks today but I did not learn the names of them. Our division was on the right today
Weather very pleasant Started at six this morning passed South Boston and camped at a very small town called Brooklyn. The country that we passed over yesterday and today is very nice. Some splendid _ and good plantations[.] The people here have plenty to eat and live very good[.] After we camped tonight had orders to issue one days rations but as the train could not get to the troops , the order was countermanded. There is a great many straglers we crossed two small creeks today but I did not learn the names of them. Our division was on the right today
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Gordon, Stephen , “April 26th, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4230.