October 19th, 1864
Title
October 19th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-10-19
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
Oct
19th Wensday (sic)
Clear and very pleasant
went to the post com-
Dept about eight oclock
and was until six in
afternoon getting loaded
very tiresome worked (sic).
I telegraphed to harpers
ferry for my package
and it came up by
the one oclock train
when I got it it was*
had been destroyed by
mice eating it
Had supper at the
United States Hotel
orders to start for
winchester at six in
the morning. Heard very
heavy cannonading in direct
-ion of winchester2
Transcriber's note:
1. The word
was is crossed out.
2. The Battle of Cedar Creek.
19th Wensday (sic)
Clear and very pleasant
went to the post com-
Dept about eight oclock
and was until six in
afternoon getting loaded
very tiresome worked (sic).
I telegraphed to harpers
ferry for my package
and it came up by
the one oclock train
when I got it it was*
had been destroyed by
mice eating it
Had supper at the
United States Hotel
orders to start for
winchester at six in
the morning. Heard very
heavy cannonading in direct
-ion of winchester2
Transcriber's note:
1. The word
was is crossed out.
2. The Battle of Cedar Creek.
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “October 19th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed October 26, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4734.