War Diaries (March 26) (nonfiction)
War Diary entries for March 26
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Van Buren Oldham: March 26, 1864
Some boys who have tried to get a transfer from our company to a K[entucky] regiment under an act of Congress allowing transfers from regiments of other states to regiments of the state of which the applicant was a citizen. The transfer was disapproved by the Capt[ain] to the Gen[eral] com[manding], the Col[onel] giving as a reason that the applicants had as many friends here as [when such other promises were broken].
—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: March 26, 1944
Eighteen English officers escaped in French clothes, report come through that prisoners must be watched. Today martial law came into effect in this area, extra police are patrolling the streets. Bombs have been thrown out of train windows and bridges blown up also a factory. No letter cards so cannot write to wife.
—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)
Tatsusei Yogi: March 26, 1945
We finally reached Ginowan at midnight and stayed with Mr. Nakandakari. We were all exhausted and said nothing, but wept. We could hear bombing noises coming from the direction of Oyama. I should have sent the family to Japan earlier; I feel very sorry for them.
—Tatsusei Yogi, civilian (diary)