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

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“Troops are moveing about & ‘big things” are expected.—Horatio Nelson Taft

October 11, 2011

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

FRIDAY 11

Succeeded today in seeing the Sec’y of the Treasury after geting a card from the Prests private Sec’y, Mr Hay. But the interview was of little account. I called upon Mrs Lincoln this evening with Julia and had quite a long conversation with her. She was quite indignant that I had not been restored to office. The Pensacola left the Navy Yard last evening and droped down to Alexandria where she now lies. Troops are moveing about & “big things” are expected.

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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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