Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Friday, March 14, 1862

Col Dutton is better today. Lieut Col Durkee and nearly all the officers of the Reg^t have been here to see the Col. The Reg^t has rc^d marching orders and the Col is very uneasy. Mr Short called on me today. He is going down to Fortress Monroe, an attack is to be made upon Norfolk it is supposed. Troops are returning from Virginia to embark down the River.

SOURCE: Horatio Nelson Taft, The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865. Volume 1, January 1,1861-April 11, 1862, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington D. C.