December 3rd, 1864
Title
December 3rd, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-12-03
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
3rd Saturday
Weighed anchor about
daylight. As our boat
is rather slow all the
other boats passed us
got out in chesapeake
bay shortly after dark
Meals can be had on
this boat for 50¢ and
78¢ cents per meal
We have no feed for our horses and in the
water is salt they
will not drink it
It leaked out today
that we are going to
City point. It is thought
that we will land near
the Dutch gap cana
Weighed anchor about
daylight. As our boat
is rather slow all the
other boats passed us
got out in chesapeake
bay shortly after dark
Meals can be had on
this boat for 50¢ and
78¢ cents per meal
We have no feed for our horses and in the
water is salt they
will not drink it
It leaked out today
that we are going to
City point. It is thought
that we will land near
the Dutch gap cana
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “December 3rd, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4781.