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

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“The City seems to be very full at present. There seems to be no place for the Congressmen who will be here in a month.”—Horatio Nelson Taft

November 1, 2011

Diary of US patent clerk Horatio Nelson Taft.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1

The day has been rather cool and windy and it rains a little tonight. I called at the Sec’ys and was told to have patience, that I should have a position soon. Went on the Ave and was at Willards an hour or so, a great many officers there, think they had better be with their Regts. The City seems to be very full at present. There seems to be no place for the Congressmen who will be here in a month. Nothing new from the army today.

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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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