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Showing posts with label Willard's Hotel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Willard's Hotel. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Tuesday, April 1, 1862

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A fine pleasant day. Went down to the Ave in the morning, got Draft of $20, sent to Mrs Barnes Phil a . Called at M c Clees Photograph Rooms...

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Friday, April 11, 1862

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Fine pleasant day. The Event here has been the passage of the Bill by the House abolishing Slavery in the District of Columbia. It had passe...
Monday, August 25, 2025

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Wednesday, March 5, 1862

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Went down on to the Av e  this evening, had a talk with Judge Edmonds, Com r  of the Land office, at the National. Called into “Willards.” S...

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Thursday, March 6, 1862

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The event of the day has been the Funeral of the gallant Genl Lander. It took place at the Epiphany church, starting from the Residence of S...
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Tuesday, February 11, 1862

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Cloudy today and snow towards evening. Dispatch rc d  today by the War Dept that Burnside had taken Roanoke Island with many prisoners, part...

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

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Nothing of note has occured today in the City. Arrests are made of Secessionists almost every day and many more might be made with propriety...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Sickles Trial, published April 21, 1859

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We brought our brief synopsis of this important trial down to Wednesday last. On that day the court ruled that the confession of Mrs. Sickle...
Sunday, November 19, 2023

Sickles Trial, published April 28, 1859

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  We continue our brief synopsis of the evidence in this trial. On Wednesday, April 20 th , Mr. Wooldridge was examined by the prosecution...
Saturday, September 18, 2021

Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, January 24, 1865

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President sent for me this evening. Found Stanton with him, having a dispatch from General Grant desiring him to request me to remove Comman...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Diary of William Howard Russell: July 18, 1861

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After breakfast. Leaving head-quarters, I went across to General Mansfield's, and was going up-stairs, when the General* himself, a whi...
Friday, July 12, 2019

Diary of Captain Luman Harris Tenney: May 21, 1865

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Up at 3 A. M. in the rain. Marched at 7. Moved through Washington with drawn sabres in platoon column. Passed by Willard's. Sheridan st...
Monday, July 8, 2019

Diary of William Howard Russell: July 17, 1861

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I went up to General Scott's quarters, and saw some of his staff — young men, some of whom knew nothing of soldiers, not even the enfor...
Friday, March 23, 2018

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Luman Harris Tenney: April 23, 1864

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Went to the White House and went through the East Room and two or three reception rooms. Eight very large mirrors in the East room, velvet ...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Major-General William T. Sherman to Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant, May 28, 1865 – 7 a.m.

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HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,                         In the Field, Camp near Finley Hospital,        Washington, May 28...
Monday, January 15, 2018

Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General William T. Sherman, May 27, 1865

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WASHINGTON, May 27 , 1865 . Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN, Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi: General Augur has just been ...