May 16th - 17th, 1865
Title
May 16th - 17th, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-05-16 and 1865-05-17
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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Language
English
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Text
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May 16 Tuesday
Clear and pleasant. Issued two days Rations. Order to move tomorrow. Have to march to Richmond.
May 17 Wednesday
Clear and very hot. Moved at half past nine a.m. passed through Nottoway, Wellville and camped at Wilson Station marched nearly thirty miles[.] The General + staff came down on the cars. This is the longest march that the wagon train has ever made. Mart Kintner & I rode along the road together. Had dinner at a parsonage (D. Martin) Episcopal minister.
Clear and pleasant. Issued two days Rations. Order to move tomorrow. Have to march to Richmond.
May 17 Wednesday
Clear and very hot. Moved at half past nine a.m. passed through Nottoway, Wellville and camped at Wilson Station marched nearly thirty miles[.] The General + staff came down on the cars. This is the longest march that the wagon train has ever made. Mart Kintner & I rode along the road together. Had dinner at a parsonage (D. Martin) Episcopal minister.
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Gordon, Stephen , “May 16th - 17th, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4244.