February 17th- 18th, 1864
Title
February 17th- 18th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-02-17
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
Feb. 17th, Wensday.
Very cold last night. Clear and very cold today. Issued one day soft
bread. Went to the brigade headquarters and to the regiment. Received a
letter from Mag. Answered it at night. Received two papers also. Supply
train went to the station.
18th, Thursday.
Clear but cold in the morning but very pleasant in the afternoon. Issued
two days rations. Supply train went to the station got two days soft bread
and a barrel of corn meal. The first that has been in the department
in sixteen months.
Very cold last night. Clear and very cold today. Issued one day soft
bread. Went to the brigade headquarters and to the regiment. Received a
letter from Mag. Answered it at night. Received two papers also. Supply
train went to the station.
18th, Thursday.
Clear but cold in the morning but very pleasant in the afternoon. Issued
two days rations. Supply train went to the station got two days soft bread
and a barrel of corn meal. The first that has been in the department
in sixteen months.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “February 17th- 18th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4573.