War Diaries (October 15) (nonfiction)
War Diary entries for October 15.
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Eugene Goodman: October 15, 1863
I landed at Cairo and got aboard the Liberty No. 2 for Memphis. It cost me $1.25 from Cairo to Memphis for deck passage. It cost me $12.00 to come down from Freeport. It took me the great part of 3 days four nights to come from Freeport to Memphis. The first thing that I do I wrote a letter to father. After I had wrote the letter I layed down and slept a little while. Then I got up and ate my supper which consisted of a piece of toast a cup of tea and a little lump of butter. It is now night and try and take good rest but not knowing what is a head of me but I put my trust in God.
—Eugene Goodwin, Union soldier (diary)
George Beck: October 15, 1940
Back at prison camp Landsdorfe. One blanket issued and bare boards to lay on again. All our hair cut off once more and had to be deloused. All the linings of our were full of lice eggs. Gave us stuff to rub on our bodies.
—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)
George Beck: October 15, 1941
Our air force visited Berlin yesterday dropping leaflets with Hitler on and other prop. Saw a fellow at work today drying cigar ends on the fire – what a state the civvies are in. Collected money round camp for gravestone for comrade who died.
—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)