The weather is now
fine & the roads are drying up. Troops are coming into the City and
crossing over the River. Rumors afloat of fighting today near Mt Vernon.
Nothing is published and little is known publicly of War operations.
The prospect now is that there will be a desperate Battle near here soon. The
Rebels will try to retrieve their recent losses, and will fight with
desperation. McClellan is well prepared and has an immense army near
here all ready and anxious for a fight. Went up to Franklin Square with wife
& the boys after dinner. Wife & myself continued our walk to Lafayette
Square pass [sic] Genl McClellans home. He was standing at the
Window. I did not go down to the Ave tonight, got a “Tribune”
of the news boy & read Carl Shurze Speech at the Cooper Institute NY.
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.
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