February 27th, 1864
Title
February 27th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-02-27
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
27th. Saturday.
Clear and warm all day. Was woke up at five oclock to issue rations
as orders ihad come in during the night tm move at 9 oclock in the morning.
There is a guard left around the camps. The men carry four days rations
and two are to go in the wagons. We only send five wagons with rations
and one with forage. I go along with the wagons to issue the rations.
All the rest stay in camp. I got started about 9 oclock. Passed through
Culpepper and nearly on the same road that we traveled last summer, a
little more to the right. Got outside of the pickets about 3 oclock.
The wagmns are guarded by part of the 119th Penn. Traveled about fourteen
miles. Parked in an open field surrounded··by troops. The wagons '
keep close to the troops.
Clear and warm all day. Was woke up at five oclock to issue rations
as orders ihad come in during the night tm move at 9 oclock in the morning.
There is a guard left around the camps. The men carry four days rations
and two are to go in the wagons. We only send five wagons with rations
and one with forage. I go along with the wagons to issue the rations.
All the rest stay in camp. I got started about 9 oclock. Passed through
Culpepper and nearly on the same road that we traveled last summer, a
little more to the right. Got outside of the pickets about 3 oclock.
The wagmns are guarded by part of the 119th Penn. Traveled about fourteen
miles. Parked in an open field surrounded··by troops. The wagons '
keep close to the troops.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “February 27th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4578.