November 5th, 1861

November 5th, 1861

Gordon, Stephen

1861-11-05

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

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Nov 5th Thursday Cloudy and dull today but no rain. went to the depot in the morning and drew stores. waited all day for soft bread. There was about twelve thousand loaves come up about dark but I did not get any there was so many ahead of me. There is to be another train at Eight oclock and I am going down then to get two thousand loaves. about five oclock order came to be ready to move. Loaded up all of the wagons but did not take the tent down. I went to the depot at Eight oclock but no train had arrived yet waited until Eleven and then went to bed. the teams was homeless and waited for to get the until Eleven.

Diary