War Diaries (June 3) (nonfiction)

War Diary entries for June 3.

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Diaries

Charles A. Wickliffe: June 3, 1845

Dear Sir Galveston June 3rd 1845

I refer you to my note to Mr Buchanan of the 30th Inst. in reference to the return of Mr Elliot and the preliminaries of a treaty or basis of negotiation with this Republic proposed by Mexico. Upon his arrival at this place on Friday evening, a gentleman of this place with whom Mr Elliot is very intimate spent some time with him and learned the particulars &c which I have condensed in the letter to Mr Buchanan. 1 Com. Stockton and myself started down the coast as intimated in my former letter in company with the gentleman upon whom I relied to obtain information from the Rio Grande. 2 We encountered very heavy head winds, and this man and myself became so extremely sick that my own safety in the opinion of Com. Stockton required that I should be landed, and return.

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Isaac Lyman Taylor: June 3, 1863

Fine day. Co. & Bat'ion drill as usual Gen. David Hunter's letter to Jeff Davis threatening retaliation in case Negro soldiersof "Department of the South" ar[e] executed, is quite a spicy affair.

—Isaac Lyman Taylor, Company E, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

Taylor kept a diary of his experiences while serving with Company E of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

• http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/25/v25i04p342-361.pdf (PDF)

Van Buren Oldham: June 3, 1864

Martin Van Buren Oldham.

A change of surg[eon] this morning in our ward. The surg[eon] made a very close examination of my lungs but did not express an opinion. He prescribed quinine and something else. The food here at the convalescent table is very bad so that I have eat but little until today when the surg[eon] placed me on the sick list and gave me something better to eat. Quite a number of men were sent off to their [commands] this morning. Some went who came with me. In my room is a man with syphilis, 2 wounded, one sick. We are very comfortably situated. More sick and wounded arrived during the evening. Nothing of interest from the front.

—Martin Van Buren Oldham, Company G, 9th Tennessee Infantry ("The Hickory Blues") (diary)

• https://www.utm.edu/departments/special_collections/E579.5%20Oldham/text/vboldham_1864.php
• https://www.utm.edu/departments/special_collections/E579.5%20Oldham/text/vboldham_indx.php

George Beck: June 3, 1941

Our rations have been cut down again and we get no breakfast all this week. Potato shortage also bread. What a state Germany is in wish something would happen to end this war.

—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)

• http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/george_beck.htm

George Beck: June 3, 1943

No news whatsoever to put down except to say I received a cigarette parcel from the wife. Weather lovely. Roll on a long time.

—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)

• http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/george_beck.htm

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• George Beck (nonfiction)
• Isaac L. Taylor (nonfiction)
• Martin Van Buren Oldham (nonfiction)
• War (nonfiction)
• War Diaries (nonfiction)

External links

• https://www.utm.edu/departments/special_collections/E579.5%20Oldham/text/vboldham_1864.php
• https://www.utm.edu/departments/special_collections/E579.5%20Oldham/text/vboldham_indx.php
• http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/25/v25i04p342-361.pdf (PDF)
• http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/george_beck.htm