May 1st - 2nd, 1864
Title
May 1st - 2nd, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-05-01
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
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Language
English
Type
Text
Text
May 1st Sunday
Cloudy and no rain. Issued one days ration. Supply train went to the station. Received a paper from home. Wrote to ___ Gordon, went to the 2nd Regt. and got a bottle of oil and cleaned and oiled my platform reader(?)
2nd Monday
Cloudy with high winds and rain in the evening. Issued one days ration. Supply train went to the station. Sergt. ________ of my command ____ ____ of Co.9 1st Regt. was derailed(?) in this ____ today. Sergt. _____ of the 1st Regt. was detailed to take charge of the Butcher(?) ____.
Cloudy and no rain. Issued one days ration. Supply train went to the station. Received a paper from home. Wrote to ___ Gordon, went to the 2nd Regt. and got a bottle of oil and cleaned and oiled my platform reader(?)
2nd Monday
Cloudy with high winds and rain in the evening. Issued one days ration. Supply train went to the station. Sergt. ________ of my command ____ ____ of Co.9 1st Regt. was derailed(?) in this ____ today. Sergt. _____ of the 1st Regt. was detailed to take charge of the Butcher(?) ____.
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Diary
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Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “May 1st - 2nd, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4369.