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

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“I think it quite possible that they will find it necessary to restore me to my Desk as Doct King was removed yesterday, among others.”—Horatio Nelson Taft

August 1, 2011

Diary of US patent clerk Horatio Nelson Taft.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1

My lameness is much better today. I have been down to the office where I remained most of the day writing &c. I think it quite possible that they will find it necessary to restore me to my Desk as Doct King was removed yesterday, among others. I was down to the Camp this evening with wife & Julia. The officers were very sociable, the Lieut Col a little drunk as usual. Wife & Chaplin Buck went to church.

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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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