June 3rd, 1864
Title
June 3rd, 1864
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1864-06-03
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
3rd Friday
Cloudy and very light showers in the morning but clear in the afternoon. Sent three empty wagons to the ____ hospital to be loaded with wounded men. Started with the ____ about eight oclock and reached the park where the rest of the ____ at twelve. Our men charged all alone the whole line this morning but failed to drive the rebels out of their entrenchment. Sent a train to the white house after supplies. Sergt. _____ went with it to draw the ____. It is very dull and dreary in ____.
Cloudy and very light showers in the morning but clear in the afternoon. Sent three empty wagons to the ____ hospital to be loaded with wounded men. Started with the ____ about eight oclock and reached the park where the rest of the ____ at twelve. Our men charged all alone the whole line this morning but failed to drive the rebels out of their entrenchment. Sent a train to the white house after supplies. Sergt. _____ went with it to draw the ____. It is very dull and dreary in ____.
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “June 3rd, 1864,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4823.