June 7th - 8th, 1865
Title
June 7th - 8th, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-06-07 and 1865-06-08
Contributor
Stewart, James
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
June 7 Wednesday
Clear and very pleasant[.) Great preparations are being made for the grand review of this corps tomorrow. Have been busy today making out last months papers.
June 8 Thursday
Clear and very hot[.] very lonesome in camp today as every body has gone on t he review. The troops returned to camp about two o'clock. No regiment came in with more than twenty or thirty men and the colors. A man in company K of our Regiment shot himself today[.] Received a letter from home
Clear and very pleasant[.) Great preparations are being made for the grand review of this corps tomorrow. Have been busy today making out last months papers.
June 8 Thursday
Clear and very hot[.] very lonesome in camp today as every body has gone on t he review. The troops returned to camp about two o'clock. No regiment came in with more than twenty or thirty men and the colors. A man in company K of our Regiment shot himself today[.] Received a letter from home
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Diary
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Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “June 7th - 8th, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4261.