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The 14th of Brooklyn have lost very heavy among the killed are Captains Davey and Mallery.
Mother do not feel the least uneaisiness about me as I never was heartier or ruggeder in my life.
Davey, Captain of Company H, and George Mallory, Captain of Company B, both of the Eighty-Fourth Regiment
As to me, I know I put in about three days of the greatest suffering I ever experienced in my life.
I wrote to Jeff how I had my pocket picked in a jam and hurry, changing cars, at Philadelphia, so that
I told you that George had been promoted to Captain —his commission arrived while I was there.
Dear mother, my love, Walt.
I send my love to dear sister Mat, and little sis—and to Andrew and all my brothers.
Moses Lane (see Whitman's letter from January 16, 1863) on the same day asked Captain James J.
Virginia.: "We have had another battle and I have come out safe and sound, although I had the side of my
jaw slightly scraped with a peice of shell which burst at my feet" (Trent Collection of Whitmaniana,
During the battle at Antietam, George commanded his company, "as the Captain was not well although he
near Antietam, that Francis had left on a twenty-day furlough, and on November 10, 1862, he wrote: "Captain
the army is doing, or how the New York election went, so you see we are a long way behind the age Captain
Mother, I must stop writing as my candle is going out, and I hope in a few days we will get where we
Francis, also of Buffalo, New York, was promoted to the rank of captain to replace Hazard when the latter
The Captain of our company has a Wife, staying at his Brothers in Burlington Vermont, he has writen
, and if Mac, does the clean thing at Richmond I dont see what hope will be left them I told you in my
Morris Hazard, Jr. was captain of Company D until his discharge from the army on May 7, 1862.
although the balls rained around me for over two hours, and several of our boys were struck down close to my
651 men when we went into the fight, and lost about 100 in killed and wounded, among whom was some of my
I took off the blanket that I had strapped to my back, laid him on it, got some help and carried him
We had one captain, one lieutenant, 3 orderly sergeants, our Chaplain, and 16 or 18 privates killed.
He was by my side when he was struck and was an intimate friend of mine.
We have moved our camp since my last letter and are now on the Newbern side of the Trent river, we have
My apointment dates from the 14th of March, the day of the battle of Newberne.
Our Captain is a young man from Buffalo N.Y. named Hazard whose father is very rich and we live in fine
up to the first of March, I received $42 I had to buy lots of new things and have spent nearly all my
Morris Hazard, Jr., captain of Company D until his discharge from the army on May 7, 1862.
Francis of Buffalo, New York, was promoted to the rank of captain to replace Hazard when the latter left
Sept 30th 1862 Dear Mother We are still laying quietly at the place from which I dated my last letter
The captain of our company has gone home on a twenty days furlough.
to buisness since I have been sogering, and the regt never went on a march or into a fight without my
Direct my letters Sturgis Division, Ferreros Brigade 9th Army Corps I often think that I can imagine
Morris Hazard, Jr. was captain of Company D until his discharge from the army on May 7, 1862.
scratch although the balls fairly rained around me, and several of our boys were struck down close by my
better acount of the fight, than I can give you (from the papers) but I know you will want to hear my
the back of the neck passing out of his cheek, I took off the rubber blanket that I had straped on my
a tent where he now lies in a very critacle condition, The Chaplain of our regt was killed. one Captain
corner the following verses are printed: Bright Banner of Freedom with pride I unfurl thee;Fair Flag of my
be-holdbehold thee,Gleaming above us in freshness and youth,Emblem of Liberty, Symbol of truth;For the Flag of my
Sprague held the rank of captain in Company B of the Thirteenth New York State Militia from April 23,
no bed, but I have, and a bedstead too, made with four croched sticks drove in the ground, thus and my
Francis of Buffalo, New York, was promoted to the rank of captain to replace Hazard when the latter left
I had command of our Company (as the Captain was not well although he was on the field) and I had mighty
dead lay in heaps and in a road for nearly a quarter of a mile they lay so thick that I had to pick my
You speak in your letter of Walts seeing the Captain of our Co at Major LeGendre's office, it was the
Clock it comenced to rain not very hard but enough to make it very unpleasant I stuck it out until my
Brigade driving the enemy untill we got into a thick swamp where the mud and water was over the top of my
order to charge and away we went the water flying over our heads as we splashed through it I was in my
pickets all day so that we must have some 2500 to night I have seen 1 or 2 Colonels and lots of captain
work yesterday is a little stiffness in my legs from walking George Washington Whitman to Louisa Van
Captain O. Jennings Wise died as a result of wounds on February 9, 1862.
We have not been paid off yet Mother but we expect to be in a very few days, just as soon as I get my
Francis of Buffalo, New York, was promoted to the rank of captain to replace Hazard when the latter left
George received his promotion to captain on December 12, 1862—with the date of rank retroactive to November
Tuesday Mar 25 1862 Walt Whitman My dear Mr.
My social position enjoins precaution & mystery, and perhaps the enjoyment of my friend's society is
heightened which in yielding to its fascination I preserve my incognito; yet mystery lends an ineffable
—You have already my whereabouts & my hours—It shall only depend upon you to make them yours and me the
Dear friend, Breaking up a few weeks since, and for good, my New York stagnation—wandering since through
camp and battle scenes—I fetch up here in harsh and superb plight—wretchedly poor, excellent well, (my
matters,)—realizing at last that it is necessary for me to fall for the time in the wise old way, to push my
wish you would write for me something like the enclosed form of letter, that I can present, opening my
It is pretty certain that, armed in that way, I shall conquer my object.
Sunday Night Aug 31/62 My Dear Walt, I feel just like writing to you.
I together with my dear wife have had lots of hard experiences—ill health, sickness of children and my
is my last night at home.
My friends told me my chance for a berth in the P.O. was one in a thousand.
My heart is in the war & I ache to do something. But I can't.
I have been out with my Co on Picket but we are now back to Camp, I had charge of the line, for more
than a mile, so that I had to keep my Eyes open, we were posted along the bank of the river which is
Mother you ask if my throat troubles me any now.
Not a bit, I never felt better in my life, one thing I have learned in this war, and that is, that
I was in my tent, washing and geting ready to go on parade, when our Orderly Sergeant came to my tent
I was quite taken aback I tell you as it was done so quietly that I was taken by surprise and my being
been bothered considerably with some sort of a rash which broke out in blotches nearly as large as my
hand all over my arms and body it burns very bad, the Doctor said it was the effects of the heat, and
My Love to all.
New York I wrote you a letter a couple of weeks since (which I suppose you received) telling you of my
position first rate and am getting along very well indeed, and as the pay is good , I am glad both on my
Well Mother it is getting late and rather chilly writing here in my tent so I must stop and go to bed
I am perfectly well now although I was a little under the weather the first week I came here my eyes
My Pious regards to all the family and good night to all. G.W.
We have had another battle and I have come out safe and sound, although I had the side of my jaw slightly
scraped with a peice of shell which burst at my feet.
the night a volley of about 20 shots were fired into us and some of the balls passed mighty close to my
men who had been shot and I took 8 or 10 cartridges from some of the wounded and had a few shots on my
Give my love to all, and write soon. G. W.
to send letters which may be oftener than I supose as I know nothing about where we shall go Direct my