November 2nd, 1861

November 2nd, 1861

Gordon, Stephen

1861-11-2

Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"

English

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2nd Monday Clear and Pleasant today Issued two days rations went to the station after stores but did not get any. They did not get up. Just after I had left the depot which was near sun- down and one of the second Corps wagons was crossing the rail road it was run inro by the locative and the wagon all broken to pieces. there was a corporal in the wagon as a guard and he was killed instantly his head arm and leg was cut off and his internals strewn along tile track

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