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I took a friend with me from Jersey City (T.C.

Brown has gone to City point to get the Body. he took the boat for city point last Wednesday at 3 oclock

Jersey City.

I was much pleased to hear from him and the rest of the Officers that were taken prisoners with him.

And I know they were neither wounded nor killed, as we had no chance of hearing from them until your

I have found Your Brothers large Trunk it was Stored at City Point.

On Christmas, you were wanted to make the dinner at home perfect. We all spoke of you.

Harlan apparently took offense at the copy of the 1860 Leaves of Grass which Whitman was revising and

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who put out the 1860

I never can say how anxious I was about you when you were here.

was so lucky that you left just when you did, for the three or four days succeeding your departure were

But, on the whole, every feeling submerges in gratefulness and thankfulness that you were away from this

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who put out the 1860

a time Walt Whitman lived with the O'Connors, who, with Charles Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were

Count referred to Whitman in his entry for April 18, 1864, as among "the most original and genuine American

LeRoy Fischer, Mississippi Valley Historical Review, 36 (1949–1950): 415–434, and the Dictionary of American

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

Count referred to Whitman in his entry for April 18, 1864, as among "the most original and genuine American

one-fourth of those helpless and most wretched men (their last hours passed in the thought that they were

In my opinion, the anguish and death of these ten to fifteen thousand American young men, with all the

So Eldridge is down at Petersburgh —if I were there at Washington & well I should want no better fun

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

If these were love letters, Whitman hardly treated Mrs. Beach's heart-stirrings discreetly.

I did not think that you were going to die, but I could not possibly overcome the feeling that our dear

night I was with some of my friends of Fred Gray association, till late wandering the east side of the City—first

I saw her with a McClellan medal on her breast—I called her & asked her if the other girls there were

yes every one of them, & that they wouldn't tolerate a girl in the place who was not, & the fellows were

Vallandigham and his followers were allowed to draft the platform.

afternoon I spent a good part of the afternoon with a young man of 17, named Charles Cutter, of Lawrence City

pouring in here mostly from Ohio, they look first rate, I saw two or three come in yesterday, splendid American

"About One O'clock yesterday morning," he continued, "we were relieved in the rifle pitts and withdrawn

This letter is a draft and apparently a letter of transmittal for Whitman's "Fifty-First New York City

The hospitals here are again full, as nearly all last week trains were arriving off & on from front with

The wrecks in these forms of so many hundreds of dear young American men come in lately, are terrible

These figures were cited in the New York Times of this date, in the official release from the office

—My head was the worst, though I don't know, the faint weak spells were not very pleasant—but I feel

the Wilderness, & that region, arrived here so neglected, & in such plight, it was awful—(those that were

or is hurrying back to Richmond— Whether there is any thing in this story or not, I cannot tell—the city

sometimes think is more pitiful still— Well, mother, I went to see the great spirit medium Foster, there were

the itinerary of the Fifty-first Regiment: "When I last wrote you [March 6] from Nashville Tenn. we were

Well we went to Knoxville by way of Chattanooga, stopped at Knoxville a day or two, and then were ordered

The next day after we arrived at the Creek we were ordered to bout face and travel over the same ground

I got a letter from the Post Master of Brooklyn about it—he said if the letters were neglected again

Hapgood has come in from the P O & brings me a few lines from George, which I enclose—you will see they were

be moved on stretchers, with blankets over them, which soon soaked as wet as water in the rain—Most were

young, he was quite small, (I looked at his body afterwards)—he groaned some as the stretcher–bearers were

see so much—well, good bye for present, dear Mother— Walt Mother, I got your letter telling [me you were

Western states are splendid, & the country parts of N Y & Pennsylvania too—I think less of the great cities

before the 51st came along—I joined him just before they came to where the President & Gen Burnside were

President stood was not conspicuous from the rest— The 9th Corps made a very fine show indeed—there were

President standing with his hat off to them just the same as the rest as they passed by—then there [were

cavalry, many New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, R[hode] I[sland], &c reg'ts—all except the blacks were

all as clean & bright as silver—they were four or five hours passing along, marching with wide ranks

Whitman, LeGendre (see the letter from April 15, 1863) and Sims (see the letter from May 26, 1863) were

The difficulties with the Browns had been settled, and both families were to remain on Portland Avenue

Mother, I think it is worse than ever here in the hospitals, we are getting the dregs as it were of the

them—every one is so unfeeling, it has got to be an old story—there is no good nursing—O I wish you were—or

rather women of such qualities as you & Mat—were here, in plenty, to be stationed as matrons among the

Jeff Whitman had reported that his mother had "the worst cold that I ever knew of," and that they were

having troubles with the Browns (see Whitman's letter from April 1, 1860) about the rent.

he left Tuesday morning, he heard (or saw them there, I forget which) the 51st & its whole division were

useless to make calculations—& the only way is to wait & hope for the best—as I wrote yesterday there were

as much as possible—This evening I have also been in a large wagoners' camp—they had good fires, & were

they came in last night, I asked for men of 9th corps, but could not find any at all—these 300 men were

continued too long in the hospitals, especially in a bad place, armory building, where the worst wounds were

Whitman's letter from October 27, 1863) encouraged readers to infer that his services during the war were

He had hobbled to the front on his crutches and had remained there until witnesses near him were killed

According to his letter of September 5, 1864, the three young men were living in a Washington boardinghouse

Brown and Bartlett were still clerks in the Treasury on May 30, 1867; see "Letter from Walt Whitman to

had some fighting here, below here on picket lines, day before yesterday—We feared they, the rebs, were

We were all ready to skedaddle from here last night, & expected it—horses harnessed in all directions

some of the men returning from the extreme front—As day before yesterday a strong force, three corps, were

moved down there—These were portions of them now returning—it was a curious sight to see the shadowy

friendlily & nearly altogether exclusively with me—she was dressed in very faded clothes but her manners were

Though Trowbridge became familiar with Whitman's poetry in 1855, he did not meet Whitman until 1860 when

Coleman, "Trowbridge and O'Connor," American Literature, 23 [1951–52], 327).

The soldiers are nearly altogether young American men of decent breeding, farmers' sons ordinarily educated

Endorsed (by Walt Whitman): "for J P Kirkwood | 44 Union Square | New York City." Draft Letter.

On November 30, 1864, she wrote to Whitman: "Every evening we talk of you, & wish you were here, & almost

as two young men of the 51st N Y, friends of my brother George & of our family (officers of 51st), were

Whitman most likely is referring to Brooklyn City Hospital, which Whitman visited in August and September

especially those around Culpepper & Brandy Station, mostly of the 1st, 2d, & 3d corps, to see how the sick were

(I mean the Americans, I dont make account of any other—Americans both West & East, & from all the agricultural

beyond a certain point to call in a skilful New York doctor, for consultation, but fortunately we were

engagements of his regiment, and was confident that "it will not be long before the long covetted City

had, some of the passengers went to bed, others walked the cabin floor, looking as gloomy as if they were

Altho I was frightened a good deal, it was not so much as some of the men were.

If the boat had sunk we were within a few feet of the shore, but I dont think we could have got there

Traveller's Note Book—" (Emory Holloway, ed., The Uncollected Poetry and Prose [UPP] of Walt Whitman [Garden City

See Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, April 16, 1860.

Eldridge, co–publisher of the 1860 Leaves of Grass and later a clerk in Hapgood's office, helped the

superiority; he marked an article on "The Slavonians and Eastern Europe," North British Review, American

See Thomas Jefferson Whitman's letter to Walt Whitman from April 3, 1860.

He later designed and constructed the Milwaukee Water Works and served there as city engineer.

cloths—clear out closets &c) to not touch a thing, informed the men that I paid rent for the rooms that they were

In the mean time the Browns were trying to let our room to Jim Jourdan's wife.

—The increase of rent is $52—$36 of this they were going to fasten on Mother—I offered Travis that I

See the letter from Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman of April 3, 1860.

Brooklyn, May 15, 1864 Dear sister Han, Mother duly received your last letter and glad were we to hear

clear that these notes contributed to Whitman's Civil War writings, including Fifty-first New-York City

we bore our part & I believe acquired ourselves manfully some of our brave fellows fell there. we were

also at the siege & capture of Port Hudson where our Col was wounded & many of our men were killed in

letter to you at the time I was Poisoned has has not affected me any that time I looked the whole City

Shortly after I came to the city again to be Mounted on a Horse & we layed in the Defences of Washington

the time the Rebels came to attack the City.

Yesterday I was over to the City & saw the Boys in Ward. A. .

Washington that is one reason why I had rather be sent to the Regiment I would not stay around this City

service for a considerable a mount of Pork & Soft Bread Walt yours I received after I returned from the City

will excuse me in not writing you before Though I tried to find out by the Boys in Armory where you were

Night we went to the wharf to get each a horse But I had to returne to camp with out one because there were

one-fourth of those helpless and most wretched men (their last hours passed in the thought that they were

In my opinion, the anguish and death of these ten to fifteen thousand American young men, with all the