August 23rd, 1864
Title
August 23rd, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-08-23
Contributor
Privitt, Alex
Rights
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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Text
Text
Aug.
23d Tuesday
clear and very pleasant today. Our Division moved last night to the left of halltown In the afternoon I went down to harpers ferry and got shaved In the evening went to the river bathing and lost two finger rings took them off and laid them on a stone for fear of losing them and came away with
out them. There was quite a fight in the train today clubs and stones was freely used. Received a
letter from F. (?) Layse
23d Tuesday
clear and very pleasant today. Our Division moved last night to the left of halltown In the afternoon I went down to harpers ferry and got shaved In the evening went to the river bathing and lost two finger rings took them off and laid them on a stone for fear of losing them and came away with
out them. There was quite a fight in the train today clubs and stones was freely used. Received a
letter from F. (?) Layse
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “August 23rd, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4633.