December 17th-18th, 1864
Title
December 17th-18th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-12-17
1864-12-18
1864-12-18
Contributor
Privitt, Alex
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
Format
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Language
English
Type
Text
Text
Dec
17th Saturday
Clear and very pleasant
Issued one days Rations
News from Shermand'.
and Thomas published
today. Received a
Herald from home
18th Sunday
Cloudy but no rain
this morning a salute
of one hundred guns
was fired c in honor of
Genl. Thomas' victory
I went to City point
Had dinner at the
Mattby (?) House
returned at six oclock
17th Saturday
Clear and very pleasant
Issued one days Rations
News from Shermand'.
and Thomas published
today. Received a
Herald from home
18th Sunday
Cloudy but no rain
this morning a salute
of one hundred guns
was fired c in honor of
Genl. Thomas' victory
I went to City point
Had dinner at the
Mattby (?) House
returned at six oclock
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “December 17th-18th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed April 17, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4797.