August 11th, 1864
Title
August 11th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-08-11
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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Aug
11th Thursday
Clear and awful hot in the morning. In the afternoon we had a few drops of rain and a good deal of wind heard some cannonading today. Wrote a letter to Mr. J.B. Woodruff Rulied (sic) a lot of pay rolls for commissaries (?) Expect the trains to move to Winchester (Va) tomorrow
11th Thursday
Clear and awful hot in the morning. In the afternoon we had a few drops of rain and a good deal of wind heard some cannonading today. Wrote a letter to Mr. J.B. Woodruff Rulied (sic) a lot of pay rolls for commissaries (?) Expect the trains to move to Winchester (Va) tomorrow
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Gordon, Stephen, “August 11th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4621.