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

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“One of the Halls in the Patent Office is used as a Military Hospital..,”—Horatio Nelson Taft

December 14, 2011

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

SATURDAY 14

Weather fine yet, dry and not freezing. Nothing new of any great importance. I was in the Office all day. One of the Halls in the Patent Office is used as a Military Hospital, about 100 Soldiers from the Indiana Regts are sick there. Two Dead were carried out today. Prof Sparks, the Linguist, called at our home and spent an hour or two this evening. I have spent the rest of the evening in makeing a foot Stool for the Pew in Church. I work in the Wood House.

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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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