May 17th, 1864
Title
May 17th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-05-17
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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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English
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Text
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May 17th Friday
Cloudy in the morning but cleared off after dinner. Got a bath(?) and went in the town of Fredericksburg. Saw a great many of our wounded. The only ___ they got is ___ the ___ commission. After dinner was ordered to the front with two days rations. Went out on the Spotsylvania court house road about twelve miles. Got to the brigade just ___ the ___ about eight oclock. Crossed the river near a rebel leader’s house. Our troops moved before I got through issuing. The road is so full of troops and train(?) we cannot get through. Have to wait until morning.
Cloudy in the morning but cleared off after dinner. Got a bath(?) and went in the town of Fredericksburg. Saw a great many of our wounded. The only ___ they got is ___ the ___ commission. After dinner was ordered to the front with two days rations. Went out on the Spotsylvania court house road about twelve miles. Got to the brigade just ___ the ___ about eight oclock. Crossed the river near a rebel leader’s house. Our troops moved before I got through issuing. The road is so full of troops and train(?) we cannot get through. Have to wait until morning.
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Gordon, Stephen, “May 17th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4785.