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

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“Troops have been coming in, the drums have been beating most of the day.”—Horatio Nelson Taft

September 9, 2011

Diary of US patent clerk Horatio Nelson Taft.

MONDAY 9

A little rain this morning. Went down to the Post Office and then to the State Department to see Mr Seward, he was not in. Have been at home most of the day, have not felt very well. Capt Meeks of the “Anderson Zuaves” dined with us today. He was formerly in the 7th Regt NY. Doct David returned this evening from Virginia, he reports everything quiet over there. Troops have been coming in, the drums have been beating most of the day.

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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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