MONDAY, JULY 1
This has been a fine cool day, but a heavy rain this evening. We all (the family) took a ride after dinner to the Camps back of us. We saw the Camps of fifteen Regts and went into a number. Saw the officers of most of the NY Regts in that vicinity, Col [Roger?], Col Clarks, Col Lansing, &c. Got home in the midst of the rain and got quite wet getting out of the carriage. Spent the evening at the quarters of Capt Fowler & Lieut Whitlock of the 12th. Mr Woodbury was there. Got home 1/2 past 10 o’clock. Retired at 11 — .
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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.
