October 9th, 1864
Title
October 9th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-10-09
Contributor
Privitt, Alex
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
Text
Text
9th Sunday
clear and very cold
Cant do any writing
have to hover the fire
all the time.
very dull and no news
the supply train arrived
from the front in the
evening.
Received two letters
one from AUnt Mary
and one from .Job
Woodruff
Uncle Sam and
Uncle Lum (?) are drafted
the empty wagons
are ordered to martins
burg tomorrow
clear and very cold
Cant do any writing
have to hover the fire
all the time.
very dull and no news
the supply train arrived
from the front in the
evening.
Received two letters
one from AUnt Mary
and one from .Job
Woodruff
Uncle Sam and
Uncle Lum (?) are drafted
the empty wagons
are ordered to martins
burg tomorrow
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Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 9th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4724.