December 21st- 22nd, 1863
Title
December 21st- 22nd, 1863
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1863-11-21
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
Dec. 21st. Monday. Clear but very cold today. Issued two days rations. Business not very brisk. It is very dull. Bought a five pound of Kitickmimack tobacco for three dollars. Bought a twenty shilling gold piece and some silver off an old farmer. Wrote a letter to mother.
22nd, Tuesday. Clear and quite cold. No news except that reenlisting is quite lively. There is nearly three hundred of the fourth regt. It is expected that they will go horne as a regt on Saturday. They have thirty days furlough.
22nd, Tuesday. Clear and quite cold. No news except that reenlisting is quite lively. There is nearly three hundred of the fourth regt. It is expected that they will go horne as a regt on Saturday. They have thirty days furlough.
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “December 21st- 22nd, 1863,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4410.