Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Thanksgiving—Horatio Nelson Taft

November 28, 2011

Diary of US patent clerk Horatio Nelson Taft.,The American Civil War

THURSDAY 28

Rather a warm day with rain this evening. It being “Thanksgiving” I did not go to the office. Did some fixing round the house in the morning and then went to Church with all the family. After church and after dinner went with the three boys to the “Monument” pond after aquatic plants and fish for the Aquarium. On our return met four Regts of NY troops on their way over the River. It is said today that our troops have advanced.

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The three diary manuscript volumes, Washington during the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865, are available online at The Library of  Congress.

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