War Diaries (May 22) (nonfiction)
Diaries
Isaac Lyman Taylor: May 22, 1863
Clear & warm. Co. & battalion drill as usual. Henry & I make a geological exploration & find fine examples of clayey "concretions" in sandstone. Yesterday while on "fatigue" I explored about 1/4 of a mile of upturned strata containing "joints," numerous "veins of segregation" &c. Doble is ordered to black his shoes before going out to bury dead mules. Fatigue parties are strictly forbidden to wear "white hats" on such solemn oc[c]asions. I suppose that our Col. in issuing this order is actuated by respect for the dead & we receive it as evidence of a genuine regard for his fellows.
—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.
George S. Patton: May 22, 1916
I went to San Geronimo to get four men of the Thirteenth Cavalry for my section. I saw a mexican with a gun ride off from the mountain and at first I decided to kill him, but later I thought he might be possibly be innocent and I let him go. I believe however that I should have shot him.
—George Patton (war diary)
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