August 6th, 1864
Title
August 6th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-08-06
Contributor
Privitt, Alex
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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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Language
English
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6th Saturday
I guess we hooked up last night so as to be up early this morning. For we did not start untill daylight this morning. Just as we started it commenced to rain but soon cleared up. We crossed the monoccavy (sic) passed through Jefferson Retenville, Knoxville _____ & Sandy hook crossed the potomac on pontoons at harpers ferry parked on the hill just above the ferry~ parked at nine oclock John N. Silverra returned today a citizen clerk for Capt Fitts
I guess we hooked up last night so as to be up early this morning. For we did not start untill daylight this morning. Just as we started it commenced to rain but soon cleared up. We crossed the monoccavy (sic) passed through Jefferson Retenville, Knoxville _____ & Sandy hook crossed the potomac on pontoons at harpers ferry parked on the hill just above the ferry~ parked at nine oclock John N. Silverra returned today a citizen clerk for Capt Fitts
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “August 6th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4616.