December 23rd-24th, 1864
Title
December 23rd-24th, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-12-23
1864-12-24
1864-12-24
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
23rd Friday
Clear and pleasant
Issued three days rations
Drew stores. Sales
middling. the wagon
train has parked between
the Commissary and Head
Quarters.
24th Saturday
Clear and very pleasant
No issues but sales very
heavy. SOld nearly two
barrels of whiskey
everybody appears to be
laying in a good stock
for Christmas as there
is to be none sold On that day.
Clear and pleasant
Issued three days rations
Drew stores. Sales
middling. the wagon
train has parked between
the Commissary and Head
Quarters.
24th Saturday
Clear and very pleasant
No issues but sales very
heavy. SOld nearly two
barrels of whiskey
everybody appears to be
laying in a good stock
for Christmas as there
is to be none sold On that day.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “December 23rd-24th, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4800.