March 5th- 6th, 1864
Title
March 5th- 6th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-03-05
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, "FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961"
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
5th, Saturday.
Cloudy with little or no rain today. Issued two days rations. Supply train
went tocto the station. Very dull. No news of any kind. Wrote a letter to father.
6th, Sunday.
Clear and very pleasant today. No business today. In the afternoon went to
the Hazel River and to the company.Adam's express arrived today .with boxes for the
soldiers. Was presented with a pipe and case worth five dollars ;by John
H. Silveria.
Cloudy with little or no rain today. Issued two days rations. Supply train
went tocto the station. Very dull. No news of any kind. Wrote a letter to father.
6th, Sunday.
Clear and very pleasant today. No business today. In the afternoon went to
the Hazel River and to the company.Adam's express arrived today .with boxes for the
soldiers. Was presented with a pipe and case worth five dollars ;by John
H. Silveria.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “March 5th- 6th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4585.