May 19th, 1864
Title
May 19th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-05-19
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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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May 19th Thursday
Clear and warm during the day. Light showers in the evening. Went to the front with one days rations. Our division has moved ahead about one mile and are throwing up ____ ____. Only heard one cannon fired off while out there. Saw the cavalry skirmishing with some guerillas on the road back to camp about six oclock. It is said that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments are to go home on Monday next.
Clear and warm during the day. Light showers in the evening. Went to the front with one days rations. Our division has moved ahead about one mile and are throwing up ____ ____. Only heard one cannon fired off while out there. Saw the cavalry skirmishing with some guerillas on the road back to camp about six oclock. It is said that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments are to go home on Monday next.
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Gordon, Stephen, “May 19th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4789.