October 10th, 1864
Title
October 10th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-10-10
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
Type
Text
Text
Oct
10th Monday
clear and pleasant
the train started for
martinsburg about 8
oclock, Reports say that
our corps has gone
to front Royal and
that the cavalry have
had a fight capturing
fifteen Hundred prisoners
20 (?) wagons Ammunition
and 11 pieces of artillery
wrote to Aunt Mary
had Roast turkey for
dinner.
All the supplies in
park are ordered to
the front
10th Monday
clear and pleasant
the train started for
martinsburg about 8
oclock, Reports say that
our corps has gone
to front Royal and
that the cavalry have
had a fight capturing
fifteen Hundred prisoners
20 (?) wagons Ammunition
and 11 pieces of artillery
wrote to Aunt Mary
had Roast turkey for
dinner.
All the supplies in
park are ordered to
the front
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Diary
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Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 10th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4725.