{"id":15793,"date":"2023-01-11T02:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dotcw.com\/?p=12507"},"modified":"2020-09-23T11:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:27:56","slug":"horatio-nelson-taft-473","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/horatio-nelson-taft-473\/","title":{"rendered":"Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The following diary entry contains wording that is offensive to many in the world of today. However, the entry is provided unedited for its historical content and context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Washington Sunday Jan&#8217;y 11<sup>th<\/sup> 1863<\/p>\n<p>Attended religious service in the Senate Chamber this morning. If the service was not so <span class=\"underscore\">very<\/span> <span class=\"underscore\">interesting<\/span>, one can endure even a dull sermon while lolling in a Senatorial chair. Chaplin Stockton held forth in the other chamber. The crossings are very muddy since the rain of last night, but the <span class=\"underscore\">weather<\/span> has not been unpleasant today. We had roast goose with celery and a variety of vegitables for dinner, had a talk at dinner with Johnson of the \u201cLight Brigade.\u201d He gave me a minute account of the \u201c<span class=\"underscore\">Charge<\/span>.\u201d Only 180 men <span class=\"underscore\">rode<\/span> out of the scrape, near one hundred afterwards straggled in who were not wounded, the bal. were killed and wounded. He (Johnson) had his horse killed and got a shot through the leg. I was down to Willards this evening an hour or so. Always see a number there that I know who tell me the news if there is any. Was told by Maj Chase that the Rebels are reported to have retaken Galveston Texas with 600 prisoners and the Steamer <span class=\"underscore\">Harriet<\/span> <span class=\"underscore\">Lane<\/span>. I think it is a \u201cSecesh\u201d lie. There is a great deal of growling among the <span class=\"underscore\">shirking<\/span> officers and soldiers about the <span class=\"underscore\">War<\/span>. They are \u201ctired of fighting for the Nigger.\u201d I think Mr Lincoln intended to give the <span class=\"underscore\">Rebels<\/span> a <span class=\"underscore\">hard<\/span> <span class=\"underscore\">blow<\/span> by his Proclamation of freedom, careing less about abolishing <span class=\"underscore\">Slavery<\/span> than crushing the Rebellion. Interested and short sighted men declare it is all for the abolition of Slavery. Went over on to 9<sup>th<\/sup> Street and spent an hour with Cha<sup>s<\/sup> &amp; Sallie. A lady from Gloucester Mass presented her with a $15.00 Photograph Album. Her son was in Cha<sup>s<\/sup> Hospital. They had been spending the afternoon at Father Woodwards with the baby, which is growing <span class=\"underscore\">fat<\/span> rapidly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following diary entry contains wording that is offensive to many in the world of today. However, the entry is provided unedited for its historical content and context. Washington Sunday Jan&#8217;y 11th 1863 Attended religious service in the Senate Chamber this morning. 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