May 7th, 1864 (continued)
Title
May 7th, 1864 (continued)
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-07-05
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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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English
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7th Saturday (continues)
And Lient. Aldwin of the ____ are captured. Major ___ of the 1st is wounded. Major Bricken(?) of the 4th is killed. Supposed ____ of our own brigade between five and six hundred. Capt Bogant(or Bogart) of the 2nd was wounded and died here this morning. Our men have fall back and entrenched themselves. Later 2 ____ our men have drove the rebels three miles. Orders to move ____ down the plank road to Chancellorsville over the battlefields of last spring. Saw where Stonewall Jackson was killed. Parked near ____ ____ headguards(?) was in the ___ are __ good dead our to ___ with the shot and shell. We are ____ stopped(?) to feed and water. Expect
And Lient. Aldwin of the ____ are captured. Major ___ of the 1st is wounded. Major Bricken(?) of the 4th is killed. Supposed ____ of our own brigade between five and six hundred. Capt Bogant(or Bogart) of the 2nd was wounded and died here this morning. Our men have fall back and entrenched themselves. Later 2 ____ our men have drove the rebels three miles. Orders to move ____ down the plank road to Chancellorsville over the battlefields of last spring. Saw where Stonewall Jackson was killed. Parked near ____ ____ headguards(?) was in the ___ are __ good dead our to ___ with the shot and shell. We are ____ stopped(?) to feed and water. Expect
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Gordon, Stephen, “May 7th, 1864 (continued),” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4385.