May 16th, 1864
Title
May 16th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-05-16
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
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16th Monday
Clear and pleasant most of the day. Wagons that went to the front yesterday came back at noon today and two others went out with ____ for officers. Drew(?) ____ from Captain Masters(?). 2nd win: 63(?) ____. There is a great many reinforcements going to the front. Our brigade is about twelve miles from here ____ the Pony(?) river.
Clear and pleasant most of the day. Wagons that went to the front yesterday came back at noon today and two others went out with ____ for officers. Drew(?) ____ from Captain Masters(?). 2nd win: 63(?) ____. There is a great many reinforcements going to the front. Our brigade is about twelve miles from here ____ the Pony(?) river.
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “May 16th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4780.