January 19th-20th, 1865
Title
January 19th-20th, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-01-19
1865-01-20
1865-01-20
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
19th Thursday
Clear and very pleasant
No issue. No news
Very dull. Having
a floor put in the
Commissary tent
Major Scofield was
here today.
20th Friday
Clear and very pleasant
today. issued two
days rations. sales
middling. tonight
John Dee (?) one of our
teamsters stole a barrel
of fish from the Commissary
I went to head quarters
got a guard and arrested
him.
Clear and very pleasant
No issue. No news
Very dull. Having
a floor put in the
Commissary tent
Major Scofield was
here today.
20th Friday
Clear and very pleasant
today. issued two
days rations. sales
middling. tonight
John Dee (?) one of our
teamsters stole a barrel
of fish from the Commissary
I went to head quarters
got a guard and arrested
him.
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Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “January 19th-20th, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4830.