October 7th, 1864
Title
October 7th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-10-07
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
7th Friday
clear and very pleasant
the train started for the
front at daylight
five days rations
was loaded at the
post commisary (sic) and
ordered to be ready
to proceed to the front
on monday night (?) as
an escort leaves here
then
No news of any kind
very dull
clear and very pleasant
the train started for the
front at daylight
five days rations
was loaded at the
post commisary (sic) and
ordered to be ready
to proceed to the front
on monday night (?) as
an escort leaves here
then
No news of any kind
very dull
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 7th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4722.