SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1861.
It has been clear and pleasant today. Yesterday Genl Scott resigned the command of the Armies of the U.S. and left the City for NY in the early morning train. He resigned the day before. He was old and infirm and about “used up” and considered an obsticle in the way of a vigorous prosecution of the War. His vanity was flattered in being “let down” as gracefully as possible. Went to church this morning with Julia & Holly. Wife went in afternoon & brought home Doct Barnes & Lady to tea. They sat with her at church.
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The three diary manuscript volumes, Washington during the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865, are available online at The Library of Congress.