WEDNESDAY 23
This has been another sour day, some rain and mist and some sunshine. I have staid pretty close and have not been out. Chas & Sallie were here an hour or two and Doct Smith (Rev) called in the afternoon. An important battle is expected to “come off” up the River soon. The Union cause looks a little brighter and the immense forces seem to be getting more into working order. The Potomac is now pretty well blocked with rebel batteries for some twenty miles.
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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.
