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Coleman Esq. .05 " Willie Durkee .15 " Miss Kate Lane $15.20.

Imagine a long one-story wooden shed like short wide rope walk well whitewashed, then cluster ten or

Bowen: An Unknown Whitman Letter Recommending an Army Doctor," Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 1, no. 2

Coleman, Willie Durkee, and Kate Lane.

On February 10, 1863 , Jeff sent $2 from Theodore A.

Drake, a waterworks inspector, and $2 from John D. Martin.

Bowen: An Unknown Whitman Letter Recommending an Army Doctor," Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 1, no. 2

Coleman, Willie Durkee, and Kate Lane.

On February 10, 1863, Jeff sent $2 from Theodore A.

Drake, a waterworks inspector, and $2 from John D. Martin.

He looks pretty well, however, and his hand was strong and honest when I shook it at parting.

Feinberg Collection; Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961), 2:

See Trowbridge, My Own Story, with recollections of noted persons (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1903), 179

Concord Massachusetts 10 January 2, 1863 Dear Sir, Mr Walt Whitman, of New York, writes me that he is

seeking employment in the public service in Washington, & perhaps some application on his part has already

), 5:302-303, hypothetically reconstructs the two letters which he had not seen, and dates them "c. 2?

Chase, however, kept the letter because he wanted an Emerson autograph; see Trowbridge, My Own Story

John Townsend Trowbridge was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery reformer.

Ferry Boy and the Financier (Boston: Walker and Wise, 1864); he described their meetings in My Own Story

Feinberg Collection; Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961], 2:

See Trowbridge, My Own Story, with recollections of noted persons (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1903), 179

$11. 10 from Hill & Newman and $1. from Henry Carlow  On Tuesday I again wrote you, sending you $4…$2

Drake and 2 from "Cash" through John D. Martin  The enclosed $5 is from our friend Mr. E. Rae.

I am having a plan for a small 2 Story house (22 x 32) made and shall try to get Rae to build it for

direct them to me, (if you should find convenient to send them) to Washington, 456 Sixth St north, 3d story

John Townsend Trowbridge was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery reformer.

Ferry Boy and the Financier (Boston: Walker and Wise, 1864); he described their meetings in My Own Story

the descriptive list had arrived, and that the package contained two copies of The Drummer Boy, a Story

Feinberg Collection; Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961], 2:

See Trowbridge, My Own Story, with recollections of noted persons (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1903), 179

TIMES OFFICE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT 2 O'CLOCK.

It is excellent—the first part and the closing part of it especially.

Thereafter he compiled extremely successful textbooks, and established the magazine, Story-Teller, in

NUMBERS OF SICK AND WOUNDED GATHERED IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON—THE PLAN OF ONE-STORY BARRACKS FOR THEM

These sheds now adopted are long, one-story edifices, sometimes ranged along in a row, with their heads

to the street, and numbered either alphabetically, Wards A, or B, C, D and so on; or Wards 1, 2, 3,

A few weeks ago the vast area of the second story of that noblest of Washington buildings, the Patent

Let me tell his story—it is but one of thousands.

Quite a good deal of house-building is in progress in one part of Washington and another.

But his parents home continued to hear all sorts of stories, and had all sorts of hopes and fears; thought

Before long the Eighty-seventh was disbanded; part of it, men and officers, went into the Sixteenth Virginia

in The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921), 2:

in The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921), 2:

Howell1863prosehandwritten1 leaf; This manuscript contains notes on the story of a young soldier, Benjamin

It is postmarked: Washington | Feb | 2(?) | 1863 | D. C.

Thereafter he compiled extremely successful textbooks, and established the magazine, Story-Teller, in

I send George papers now & then—Mother, one of your letters contains part of my letter to the Union,

street, not far from Pennsylvania avenue, (the big street here,) & not far from the Capitol—it is in 3d story

for rooms, I went in to see a couple of furnished rooms about like our two in Wheelers houses (2d story

are not so very dear, very much the same as in Brooklyn—dear mother, Jeff wrote in his letter latter part

volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America , 2

this district Jeff feels confidant confident he will be drafted if he does he will not go there is part

like hard times i spoke to some of them one from Ohio said he had never been home since he listed over 2

letter to her i get all the letter you send Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, [31 August or 2

letter dates to a range from August 31, 1863, the most likely date of composition, through September 2,

mentions the drafts in Brooklyn: military drafts were held on August 31, September 1, and September 2,

Therefore, Louisa presumably wrote one letter to Walt on August 31, 1863 and another on September 2.

, 1863 to Walt, this letter could date as late as September 2, 1863.

The Eleventh and the Sixteenth Ward Complete," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 2, 1863, 2.

Yesterday she had an immensely bad fall on the back part of her head.

and reached over to get a small piece of stuff to stitch, leaned too far and fell striking the back part

will write you again to-morrow Yours Affectionately, Jeff Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, 2

usual—most of the others are the same—there have been quite a good many deaths—the young man who lay in bed 2

hair—the chaplain took me in yesterday, showed me the child, & Mrs Jackson, his wife, told me the whole story

wounded three weeks ago to-day at Culpepper—hit by fragment of a shell in the leg below the knee—a large part

cases & is one of the least visited—there is not much hospital visiting here now—it has become an old story—the

few gas-burners about half turned down—It is Sunday evening—to-day I have been in the hospital, one part

serious for that" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961], 2:

See also Stilwell's letters to Whitman from July 5, 1864, and September 2, 1864.

The $4, namely: $2 from Theo. A. Drake and 2 [from] John D.

now—even if one don't get it)—I have seen Charles Sumner three times—he says every thing here moves as part

Lane enclosed a contribution of $1 from Martin in a letter on May 2, 1863.

in Baltimore until Thursday evening then took the 9 oclock train for Harrisburg arived at H. about 2

morning I arrived at my uncles at McFarland Station I stayd there two weeks, then started for another part

Gray: Since I left New York, I was down in the Army of the Potomac in front with my brother a good part

not Virgil showing Dante on and on among the agonized & damned, approach what here I see and take a part

My notion is, too, that underneath his outside smutched mannerism, and stories from third-class county

I hire a bright little 3d story front room, with service, &c. for $7 a month, dine in the same house,

Heitman, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, 2 vols.

Whitman used many of the scences from Roberts's story in the poem, A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, and

The Hospitals still engross a large part of my time and feelings—only I don't remain so long and make

conceit of war—still for all that I am not sure but I go in for fighting on—the choice is hard on either part

On March 2, he asked O'Connor to visit him in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington D.C.

As to the worry part, I never think of that  A man with a wife like I have got cant worry even if he

volumes of the Pacific Railroad reports (see Thomas Jefferson Whitman's letter to Walt Whitman from April 2,

See Thomas Jefferson Whitman's letter to Walt Whitman from April 2, 1863.

We have caught over a hundred in the last 2 months.

this on my way Home to get my rights, if I dont get it I will not come to Washington till the latter part

Grier's Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts (New York: New York University Press, 1984), 2:541

Maine) after the battle of White Oaks church, on the retreat, the march at night—the scene between 12 & 2

microfilm images at the Library of Congress's website "Poet at Work: Walt Whitman Notebooks 1850s–1860s," part

Mother, I go down every day looking for a letter from you or Jeff—I had two from Jeff latter part of

They were in the rear as part of Meade's retreat—& the reb cavalry cut in between & cut them off & [attacked

Though there was little excuse for delay, Whitman remained in Washington until November 2.

Culpeper now but I dont now how long it will last there is some talk of braking up 4 Companies of the 2

from home in A long time I gess that they have for got that they have A son in the army it is about 2

[New York: New York University Press, 1961–77], 2:318–319).

When we first came here our Brigade was split up and sent to different parts of the State, and as our

Mother I wrote you a letter about 2 weeks ago, and at the same time I sent you some money by Express,

Mch 26, Left Newport News & went on board steamboat John Brooks. 2 Compys went to guard the baggage on

April 4th changed camp to the other side and about 1 1/2 miles from town, Apl 9 A scouting party was

13th Routed out about 11 P.M. told to get ready to get in light marching order Apl 14th Left about 2

feet, and a breakfast Apl 1th Struck tents about 4 A.M. marched to Winchester (15 miles) arrived at 2

PM marched through and about 2 miles to the other side encamped (the 21st Mass was left to protect Mt

He says that she must fix up her third story room for Han an him and a lot of stuff.

.00031xxx.00502A Night Battle in the late War1863prose1 leafhandwritten; This is a brief note, dated May 2,

Fritschy, I am writing this in Major Hapgood's office, fifth story, by a window that overlooks all down

It has become an old story. The suffering ones cling to me, poor children, very close.

Each Brigade had a certain part of the line, and the regts, releived each other every 24 hours  that

On June 2, 1863, however, Burnside received a dispatch from Washington requesting him to support General

Walt Whitman, edited by Emory Holloway, [Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1921] 2:

Our Hospt is a large five story building and accommodates between 300 & 400 patients, most of whom are

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1933], 133), Whitman wrote a (lost) Letter to Vliet on May 2,

Washington, Friday morning, Jan. 2, 1863.

and all—What distressing news this is of the loss of the Monitor — Walt Whitman to Martha Whitman, 2–

Whitman related the harrowing story of Holmes's illness in the New York Times, February 26, 1863 (in

According to his diary, Whitman wrote a (lost) Letter to Vliet on May 2, 1863 (Glicksberg, 133).

either—any thing like a telegraphic dispatch or express box or the like should be addrest 456 Sixth st, 3d story

Country I ever saw,  the people seem much more inteligent, and every way better, than in any other part

Jeff wrote to Walt Whitman on April 2, 1863, that Andrew was "real sick with his throat.

1Diaries, 1863–1864, hospital notebooks (2 vols.)loc.00485xxx.00502xxx.00890xxx.00891[Hospitals Culpepper

excuse bad riten an short leter yours rspectivly Direct your leter to Co E 2 tennossee regment Conal

is a small one horse specimen of a southren Villiage, about 32 miles from Lexington, in the central part

Lee's army had retreated to Gordonsville, Virginia, it was easily routed by Jackson's attack of May 2,

between my lads & me)—I pet them, some of them it does so much good, they are so faint & lonesome—at parting

, it may be" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961], 2:

Some say too, the columns front and rear of the Old Capitol part, there in the centre center , are now

The ambulances are, of course, the most melancholy part of the army-wagon panorama that one sees everywhere

Then the trees and their dark and glistening verdure play their part.

in The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921), 2:

in The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921), 2:

John Townsend Trowbridge was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery reformer.

Ferry Boy and the Financier (Boston: Walker and Wise, 1864); he described their meetings in My Own Story

from Mr Kirkwood for the use of the "sogers"  The enclosed $8 is contributed thus $5 by Moses Lane $2

See Thomas Jefferson Whitman's letter to Walt Whitman from April 2, 1863.

Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman [Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1921], 2:

Brooklyn Daily Union of September 22, 1863 (The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman, [1921], 2:

I shall probably be kept here all this week and possibly part of next  About the Eagle that had the little

—In the early part of this month Mr Kirkwood sent me $5 to send you but I have been pretty hard up and

See Thomas Jefferson Whitman's letter to Walt Whitman from April 2, 1863.

Yesterday Mother locked the front basement door while she went to some other part of the house a moment—to

Katherine Molinoff, Some Notes on Whitman's Family, Monographs on Unpublished Whitman Material, no. 2

went in the ambulance to the depot & took the Cars north at 11 oclock & we got to philadelphia about 2

[New York: New York University Press, 1961–77], 2:318–319).

Vandemark to Walt Whitman, 2 November 1863

Grier, ed., Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts [New York: New York University Press, 1984], 2:

Drake $2. " Cash " through John D Martin   $4 both of whom are employed on the work under Mr Lane.

He can hardly walk alone  He has been home about 2 weeks and has got so he can just get about a little

He plays the same parts that Amodio used to but possesses the (to me) most wonderful voice, with the

Putnam's Sons, 1920), 2:46–50.