October 14th, 1861
Title
October 14th, 1861
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1861-10-14
Rights
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Language
English
Type
Document
Text
Oct 14th Thursday Traveled all night. roads was very bad. Arrived at Brentsville about six this morning. parked and fed the teams. started on about Eleven oclock. passed through Brentsville. Traveled through the fields. very bad going. Crossed the accatink and occoquan streams about dark we heard some very heavy cannonading. the Second Corps train was attacked today was on the road all day did not stop at all. the teams was not unhitched at night. although we did nto move at all.
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 14th, 1861,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4321.