War Diaries (June 4) (nonfiction)
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Van Buren Oldham: June 4, 1864
I felt very unwell last night having fever and headache. The surg[eon] examined my lungs very closely yesterday but to my inquiry whether they were seriously affected he did not answer. I know one thing I am not the man I was once - only one year ago I was in much better health. I have expected that Miss Ellen Tutor would either visit the Hospital herself or send me some food. But I guess my appearance brought to memory unpleasant recollections and they were glad when I left. I am short of money except Greenbacks which is difficult to trade and I do not like to trade it anyway. I have had the most of my clothes washed. I saw today a body louse which appeared on one of the beds.
—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 4, 1944
No news at all, one of the worst weekends I’ve spent. Roll on a long time. Had to tear my letter up, couldn’t write.
—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)
Tatsusei Yogi: June 4, 1945
Chiyo was exhausted and she wanted to return to Makabe, so we did. It started raining in the morning and continued raining heavily all day. A soldier told us to leave the area because heavy bombing was expected. So we went to the mountains.
—Tatsusei Yogi (diary) - Tatsusei Yogi was a Japanese civilian in Okinawa.
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