May 21st, 1864
Title
May 21st, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-05-21
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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
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May 21st Saturday
Orders to move at eight oclock. Got started about 12 ___. Went in the town and turned to the right on the Bowling green road. Parked down between the river and the heights. The roads are very good. _____ Grace church and a town contained two houses called Sycamore. Went very slow. Parked about ten oclock in a wheat field about three or four miles from _____ station. It is very warm and dusty. Felt very tired when we got in park. I heard some very heavy cannonading in the direction of Salem Church.
Orders to move at eight oclock. Got started about 12 ___. Went in the town and turned to the right on the Bowling green road. Parked down between the river and the heights. The roads are very good. _____ Grace church and a town contained two houses called Sycamore. Went very slow. Parked about ten oclock in a wheat field about three or four miles from _____ station. It is very warm and dusty. Felt very tired when we got in park. I heard some very heavy cannonading in the direction of Salem Church.
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Gordon, Stephen, “May 21st, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4791.