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1863-05-09 Charles A. Gates to Mr. Arad Gates Page 2

$40.00 of it was mine & $40.00 
Lafayettes.  Teursday [sic. Tuesday] morning we 
broke camp and marched up 
the river nere [sic near] Banks ford 
and camped.  Thursday we marched 
as far as United States ford 
and camped.  The 11th and 12 Army 
corps crossed at Kelleys ford above us on the 29th and crossed 
the Rhapidin [sic. Rapidan] on the 30.  The 
same time we crossed at the 
United States ford and our corps 
formed a junction with 
the 11th & 13th corps at Chancelorville [sic. Chancellorsville] 
on the night of 
the 30th.  Chancelorville [sic. Chancellorsville] is on 
the plank road that leads from 
Fredericksburg to Gordonsville 
12 miles from Fredericksburg then 
there is a road comes from the 
Rhapidin [sic. Rapidan] that we advanced along 
comes in to the Gordonsville 
road from the North West and

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$40.00 of it was mine & $40.00 Lafayettes. Teursday [sic. Tuesday] morning we broke camp and marched up the river nere [sic near] Banks ford and camped. Thursday we marched as far as United States ford and camped. The 11th and 12 Army corps crossed at Kelleys ford above us on the 29th and crossed the Rhapidin [sic. Rapidan] on the 30. The same time we crossed at the United States ford and our corps formed a junction with the 11th & 13th corps at Chancelorville [sic. Chancellorsville] on the night of the 30th. Chancelorville [sic. Chancellorsville] is on the plank road that leads from Fredericksburg to Gordonsville 12 miles from Fredericksburg then there is a road comes from the Rhapidin [sic. Rapidan] that we advanced along comes in to the Gordonsville road from the North West and