April 21st - 22nd, 1864
Title
April 21st - 22nd, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-04-21
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Format
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Language
English
Type
Text
Text
21st Thursday
Clear and very pleasant today. Issued beans rice and d. apples [meaning dried apples]. Send twenty wagons after supplies(?). we have 16 days ration on hand. Ruled out some ___ ___ and morning reports went to Brigade headquarters.
22nd Friday
Clear and pleasant today. Issued three days ration. Very dull. Received a letter from Uncle Sam with ____ ____. Miller was presented with a splendid gold masonic(?) badge pin by the ____ department.
Clear and very pleasant today. Issued beans rice and d. apples [meaning dried apples]. Send twenty wagons after supplies(?). we have 16 days ration on hand. Ruled out some ___ ___ and morning reports went to Brigade headquarters.
22nd Friday
Clear and pleasant today. Issued three days ration. Very dull. Received a letter from Uncle Sam with ____ ____. Miller was presented with a splendid gold masonic(?) badge pin by the ____ department.
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Diary
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Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “April 21st - 22nd, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4363.