Walt Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 10 June 1864 a machine readable transcription Walt Whitman Edwin Haviland Miller Ted Genoways Transcription and encoding Elizabeth Lorang Vanessa Steinroetter Luke Hollis Alyssa Olson Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Iowa National Historical Publications and Records Commission 2008 The Walt Whitman Archive
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 loc.00834 Walt Whitman Edwin Haviland Miller The Correspondence New York New York University Press 1961–1977 1 232–233 Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 10 June 1864 June 10, 1864 Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Walt Whitman Louisa Van Velsor Whitman added schematron declaration converted to P5 proofreading changes proofed and edited added main TEI markup added TEI header structure w/o IDs and titles; added minimal TEI markup pulled transcription from Primary Source Media Washington June 10 1864 Dearest mother

I got your letter dated last Wednesday—I do not always depend on Swinton's accounts—I think he is apt to make things full as bad as they are, if not worse—

Mother, I was so glad to get a letter from Jeff this morning enclosing one from George dated June 1st—it was so good to see his handwriting once more—I have not heard any thing of the reg't—there are all sorts of rumors here, among others that Burnside does not give satisfaction to Grant & Meade, & that it is expected some one else will be placed in command of 9th Corps—Another rumor, more likely, is that our base of the army is to be changed to Harrison's Landing on James river instead of White House on Pamunky—

Mother, I have not felt well again the last two days as I was Tuesday, but I feel a good deal better this morning, I go around, but most of the time feel very little like it—the doctor tells me I have continued too long in the hospitals, especially in a bad place, armory building, where the worst wounds were, & have absorbed too much of the virus in my system—but I know it is nothing but what a little relief & sustenance of right sort, will set right—

I am writing this in Major Hapgood's office—he is very busy paying off some men whose time is out, they are going home to New York—I wrote to George yesterday—we are having very pleasant weather here just now—Mother, you didn't mention whether Mary had come, so I suppose she has not, I should like to see her & Ansel too—

The wounded still come here in large numbers—day & night trains of ambulances—tell Jeff the $10 from Mr Lane for the soldiers came safe—I shall write to Jeff right away—I send my love to Mat & all—Mother, you must try to keep good heart—

Walt.