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

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A polyglot dinner.—William Howard Russell’s Diary.

December 7, 2011

My Diary North and South - William Howard Russell

December 7th.—A visit to the Garibaldi Guard with some of the Englishry, and an excellent dinner at the mess, which presented a curious scene, and was graced by sketches from a wonderful polyglot chaplain. What a company!—the officers present were composed as follows:—Five Spaniards, six Poles and Hungarians, two Frenchmen—the most soldierly-looking men at table—one American, four Italians, and nine Teutons of various States in Germany.

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