September 11th- 12th, 1861
Title
September 11th- 12th, 1861
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1861-09-11
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Diary
Text
11th Friday
Cloudy but no rain today
more artillery this mo·lming
learn that it is only practice
Issued one days rations
12th Saturday
Clear in the morning but in
the afternoon there was a very
heavy shower of rain. the
wind blew very hard, blwoing
off dead limbs of trees. The
rain fell in torrents at night
went to the company and
signed the payroll expect
to be apid tomorrow. Major
Allison came today
Cloudy but no rain today
more artillery this mo·lming
learn that it is only practice
Issued one days rations
12th Saturday
Clear in the morning but in
the afternoon there was a very
heavy shower of rain. the
wind blew very hard, blwoing
off dead limbs of trees. The
rain fell in torrents at night
went to the company and
signed the payroll expect
to be apid tomorrow. Major
Allison came today
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “September 11th- 12th, 1861,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4297.