May 18th, 1865
Title
May 18th, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-05-18
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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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May 18 Thursday
Clear and very warm. Started about 5 a.m. followed the 3rd Brigade until noon when the troops stopped for dinner and the train came ahead. The postmaster and myself rode ahead and got in Petersburg about four p.m. Capt. Fitts & Major Finney were there. The General and staff came in soon after. The train parked on the edge of town[.] The owner of my horse (a citizen) came today and claimed it but did not get it. Had dinner at a farm house 7 1/2 miles from town plenty of cherries. Issued one days pork. There was a light shower this afternoon.
Clear and very warm. Started about 5 a.m. followed the 3rd Brigade until noon when the troops stopped for dinner and the train came ahead. The postmaster and myself rode ahead and got in Petersburg about four p.m. Capt. Fitts & Major Finney were there. The General and staff came in soon after. The train parked on the edge of town[.] The owner of my horse (a citizen) came today and claimed it but did not get it. Had dinner at a farm house 7 1/2 miles from town plenty of cherries. Issued one days pork. There was a light shower this afternoon.
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Gordon, Stephen , “May 18th, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4245.