March 2nd, 1865
Title
March 2nd, 1865
Creator
Gordon, Stephen
Date
1865-03-02
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
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Text
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2nd Thursday
Cloudy with rain hail
and snow. Very Disagreeable
crossed over to New York
and then over to Williamsburg
with Sam came
back to New York saw
James Walker, Tom Moffat
and several other friends
went to castle Garden (?) and
got transportation to Washington.
Crossed to Jersey City
Saw then went to
Hoboken. Took the five ___
train and went out to Newark.
got sleeping car and went
____ took home and back
to Newark. Stopped at Cooke
Hotel. Went to the Shedre (?)
Cloudy with rain hail
and snow. Very Disagreeable
crossed over to New York
and then over to Williamsburg
with Sam came
back to New York saw
James Walker, Tom Moffat
and several other friends
went to castle Garden (?) and
got transportation to Washington.
Crossed to Jersey City
Saw then went to
Hoboken. Took the five ___
train and went out to Newark.
got sleeping car and went
____ took home and back
to Newark. Stopped at Cooke
Hotel. Went to the Shedre (?)
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Diary
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Citation
Gordon, Stephen, “March 2nd, 1865,” Gordon Diaries, accessed September 3, 2026, https://gordondiaries.umwhistory.org/items/show/4860.