January 23rd-24th, 1865
Title
January 23rd-24th, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-01-23
1865-01-24
1865-01-24
Contributor
Privitt, Alex
Rights
Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP 3983-3987, FRSP 15960-15961.
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Language
English
Type
Text
Text
23rd Monday
Cloudy and some rain
Issued two days rations
very heavy aptettery (sic) firing
at night in the direction
of Fort Darling or
dutch gap Canal
No mail today
24th Tuesday
Clear and very pleasant
No issue Sales very light
two mails today
the firing heard yesterday
and last night proved
to be rebel ram trying
to get down the river
but they was all blown
up or destroyed
Cloudy and some rain
Issued two days rations
very heavy aptettery (sic) firing
at night in the direction
of Fort Darling or
dutch gap Canal
No mail today
24th Tuesday
Clear and very pleasant
No issue Sales very light
two mails today
the firing heard yesterday
and last night proved
to be rebel ram trying
to get down the river
but they was all blown
up or destroyed
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “January 23rd-24th, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4833.