October 19th, 1861
Title
October 19th, 1861
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1861-10-19
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Document
Text
Oct
19th Monday
during the night and early this morn-
ing the wind blew a perfect gale
soon after daylight it commenced
to rain lightly but soon cleared
off. about six we got orders to
be ready to move. got started
about eight A.M. took the road to
the station but turned off before we
got them. and took the centerville
road arrived on the heights about
two. Stopped to get dinner did not
need the teams. I think that these
heights are the strongest position
that I ever saw there is a line of
rifle pits the whole length of the
heights and a fort for every letter
in the alphabet. Stayed about five
hours when we moved on and crossed
____ and cub run streams parked
went a mile after rain for a time.
19th Monday
during the night and early this morn-
ing the wind blew a perfect gale
soon after daylight it commenced
to rain lightly but soon cleared
off. about six we got orders to
be ready to move. got started
about eight A.M. took the road to
the station but turned off before we
got them. and took the centerville
road arrived on the heights about
two. Stopped to get dinner did not
need the teams. I think that these
heights are the strongest position
that I ever saw there is a line of
rifle pits the whole length of the
heights and a fort for every letter
in the alphabet. Stayed about five
hours when we moved on and crossed
____ and cub run streams parked
went a mile after rain for a time.
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Diary
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Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 19th, 1861,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4327.