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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May 7th Saturday (continued)
To move on soon. The road is full of wounded. Some cannon ____ and musketry all along the ____ quite heavy on our right. Orders to hook up at Seven. Got started about half past. Got on the plank road and stopped within four miles of Fredericksburg. The most of our ___ got in ___ about eleven. I got in at half past two. Had to stay behind and get up our wagons that ____. We had four upset(?). More than we ever had before at one time. The road is full. Going two ____. One time(?) is artillery and the other is supply _____.
To move on soon. The road is full of wounded. Some cannon ____ and musketry all along the ____ quite heavy on our right. Orders to hook up at Seven. Got started about half past. Got on the plank road and stopped within four miles of Fredericksburg. The most of our ___ got in ___ about eleven. I got in at half past two. Had to stay behind and get up our wagons that ____. We had four upset(?). More than we ever had before at one time. The road is full. Going two ____. One time(?) is artillery and the other is supply _____.
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Gordon, Stephen, “May 7th, 1864 (continued),” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4387.