May 5th, 1864
Title
May 5th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-05-05
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Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
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Language
English
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May 5th Thursday
Clear and pleasant in the ____. The teams ____ ____ all night. It was quite cold. Did not get much sleep. About six oclock the teams ____ for the first time since yesterday morning. ___ ninth cavalry division passed us this morning. The place where we stopped ____ night is call Richardsville. It is only about three miles from here to ____ river and we did not get a ____ until about two oclock. Saw Col ____ and Lewis Coehnan. We packed just on the bank(?) river. Stayed (or stood) there about an hour. Then went on about a mile. Camped for the night. Slept very soundly. Heard some cannon fire(?).
Clear and pleasant in the ____. The teams ____ ____ all night. It was quite cold. Did not get much sleep. About six oclock the teams ____ for the first time since yesterday morning. ___ ninth cavalry division passed us this morning. The place where we stopped ____ night is call Richardsville. It is only about three miles from here to ____ river and we did not get a ____ until about two oclock. Saw Col ____ and Lewis Coehnan. We packed just on the bank(?) river. Stayed (or stood) there about an hour. Then went on about a mile. Camped for the night. Slept very soundly. Heard some cannon fire(?).
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Gordon, Stephen, “May 5th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4373.