October 5th, 1864
Title
October 5th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-10-05
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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5th Wensday (sic)
Clear and very pleasant
Started about daylight
this morning passed through
Strausberg at noon.
Had dinner in the town
when we got to Newtown
the train went in park
and about thirty officers
and men (myself included)
Came on to park
arriving there about
six PM
The supply train
from Martinsburg (WV) is
not in yet. This is the
seventh day I have been
in the saddle and in that
time have traveled
one hundred & forty
miles
Clear and very pleasant
Started about daylight
this morning passed through
Strausberg at noon.
Had dinner in the town
when we got to Newtown
the train went in park
and about thirty officers
and men (myself included)
Came on to park
arriving there about
six PM
The supply train
from Martinsburg (WV) is
not in yet. This is the
seventh day I have been
in the saddle and in that
time have traveled
one hundred & forty
miles
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 5th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4720.