October 12th, 1864
Title
October 12th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-10-12
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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Text
Text
Oct
12th Wensday (sic)
Started about eight oclock
at middletown we left the
pike and took a by road
for Front Royal
passed through a very rough
part of the country
arrived at the corps
about noon. they are not
at Front Royal but about
two miles from it.
Issued four days Rations
(one days park) and got
through at dark
orders to move tomorrow
at six AM do not
know the destination
the whole corps troops wagon
trains and artillery are to move
12th Wensday (sic)
Started about eight oclock
at middletown we left the
pike and took a by road
for Front Royal
passed through a very rough
part of the country
arrived at the corps
about noon. they are not
at Front Royal but about
two miles from it.
Issued four days Rations
(one days park) and got
through at dark
orders to move tomorrow
at six AM do not
know the destination
the whole corps troops wagon
trains and artillery are to move
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 12th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4727.