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Give my love to all, and write soon. G. W.
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.
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.
to send letters which may be oftener than I supose as I know nothing about where we shall go Direct my
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.
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
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
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
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.
But to the account of my adventures (for it is now necessary to drop the editorial "we,") last fall,
hook again with "fiddlers," while the fish floundered at a great rate around my feet.
word, accoutred as I was, I plunged—the fish—into an old tin kettle, and gave them, with sixpence and my
the wharf with a boat-hook, and offering his shoulder for me to step on—though, as he was about half my
divided the water—to lie on my back and gaze by the half-hour at the passing clouds overhead—merely
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
Even to my unscientific eyes there were innumerable wonders and beauties all along the shore, and edges
I shall remember that dinner to my dying day. We pulled up stakes, and put for home.
and ghost stories, and sang country ditties; but the night and the scene mellowed all, and it came to my
I made my bed in the furled sail, watching the stars as they twinkled, and falling asleep so.
right; but as for me, I fancied I felt the mercury dwindling down, down, down into the very calves of my
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
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
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.
George received his promotion to captain on December 12, 1862—with the date of rank retroactive to November
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.
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
My own visits and distributions
Whitman said this photo was "one of the best . . . my mother's favorite picture of me" (Horace Traubel
Looking at it another time, Whitman mused, "That was my prime—that was the period of my power—of endurance
Indeed, all through those years—that period—I was at my best—physically at my best, mentally, every way
cry" yesterday in reading of how you had to get along, and I myself could hardly keep the water from my
Hart, a captain and acting assistant adjutant general in Company K of the Eighty-eighth New York Volunteers
Dear sister, You have heard of my fortunes and misfortunes of course, (through my letters to mother and
Since I laid my eyes on dear brother George, and saw him alive and well—and since I have spent a week
The weather is perfect—I have had that in my favor ever since leaving home—yesterday and to-day it is
I write this in the place where I have my lodging room, 394 L street, 4th door above 14th street.
My Brooklyn boys were John Lowery, shot at Fredericksburgh, and lost his left forearm, and Amos H.
Moses Lane wrote to Captain James J.
give even a mere resume of the movements, service, fights, marches, sufferings of the 51st since, as my
He likes his position of Captain of Company G, in which rank he started from Palace Garden; and the men
Captain George Washington Whitman was Walt Whitman's younger brother by ten years and was wounded in
A letter from his Captain says: Five of our color guard had either been killed or disabled, when Byram
.; Captain George Washington Whitman was Walt Whitman's younger brother by ten years and was wounded
I was in hopes that you would not hear of our Regts being in the fight untill you got my letter.
How my name came to be in the papers I cant see, as I was very careful not to report myself in the list
of wounded in my company, but I think Colonel Potter who saw the scratch on my face, must have aded
my name to the list little thinking I suppose how much uneasyness it would cause at home.
Jeff write me often, and give my love to all. George W.
letter from December 29, 1862: "I wish you would write for me something…that I can present, opening my
Chase, however, kept the letter because he wanted an Emerson autograph; see Trowbridge, My Own Story
Buffalo— 12 Jan y 1863 Dear Sir, I am very sorry to be so late with my reply to your note, which was
You will see that I have dated my note from my known residence. With best hope, R. W.
as when you left, I am still liveing in Capt Francis's tent as I have not been able to get one of my
Francis, also of Buffalo, New York, was promoted to the rank of captain to replace Hazard when the latter
Daily Eagle for January 5, 1863, a factual report of the activities of Brooklyn soldiers, especially Captain
Lane and Probasco, a pretty plain schedule of the manner of my outlays of the sums sent by them to the
Nothing definite appears to-day about the status or movements of the Army of the Potomac, but my guess
one of the putty nosed scoundrel's temporary fits of ugliness, but a deliberate thing meant for good, my
About my own concerns here—I must tell you dear brother, my general idea was, (and is) to make application
, one letter to Seward, and one to Chase, which I hope, (and though I have well learnt not to count my
I thank you, dear sir, in their name, and in my own, as the organ of your charity.
My friend, I must meet you soon again.
They find me still hanging around here—my plans, wants, ideas, &c gradually getting into shape.
Not to fly off to these clouds, however, I must abruptly say to my friends, where interested, that I
I have just written to Walt, and although it is pretty late, I must write you a few lines while my hand
musent say anything about it Mother or the rebs might hear of it and come over here and eat us all up) my
Well Mother it is getting chilly sitting here in my tent as the fire has gone out, so I must bid you,
The contributions of Willie Durkee and my little girl are rather small but it takes all their spare funds
I have my log hut partly finished and should have had it completed long ago, but after I had cut the
As soon as he gets back, I shall apply, and if I dont get it I dont know but I will send in my resignation
Walt I think you had better write on to Mother and let her send you (by express) $20 of my money and
it on here to me when you come, for if I go home I shall want it, as I may not have a chance to get my
I think I shall be able to carry through my little "real estate" scheme without much trouble, and I think
Mother, I am quite in hopes George will get a furlough—may-be my expectations are unfounded, but I almost
On February 6, 1863, Jeff wrote: "I think I shall be able to carry through my little 'real estate' scheme
If so I suppose we will march to Aquia Creek, and go on board of Transports My own oppinion is that
I have my house nearly finished, and was going to have a nice warm place.
Sims, a captain in George's Fifty-first New York Volunteer Regiment, had been the subject in part of
letter to his mother on December 16, 1862: "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."
going to have a sepperate command and that Fortress Monroe is to be the place of rendezvous, and if my
Capts Sims and Wright (from this Regt) are home now, and when they get back I believe it is my turn,
come and see me as it is here, and if I can get a chance to come home I shall want the money to pay my
I had my log house almost finished, when the orders came for us to get ready to move, and was going to
Sims, a captain in George Whitman's Fifty-first New York Volunteer Regiment, had been the subject in
letter to his mother on December 16, 1862: "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."
there, for any purpose—In some haste, dearest mother, as I am off to visit for an hour or so, one of my
My old friend Bill DeBevoise is home sick with " weakness " I suppose you might call it.
My friend J. W.
Mason, (used to be in my party on the Water Works) was in Brooklyn on Saturday He was then on his way
Would'nt it be good if he was home just now to build my "house" I should like much to have it done by
All send their love to you and receive my best wishes for your health and success I remain as ever your
Sims, a captain in George's Fifty-first New York Volunteer Regiment, had been the subject in part of
letter to his mother on December 16, 1862: "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."
I have almost made up my mind to set it so that a 65 or 70 x 20 foot lot can at any time be made in front
Mr Lane compliments me highly on my bargain and says I have done well .
Sims, a captain in George Washington Whitman's Fifty-first New York Volunteer Regiment, had been the
letter to his mother on December 16, 1862: "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."
On February 1, 1863, Geroge wrote to Walt Whitman: "I have my log hut partly finished and should have
I dont know, certain, that I can get, leave of absence, next week but I thnk my chances are pretty good
nothing at all, about what they brought us here for, but I rather think I was right in the surmise (in my
Meantime I make about enough to pay my expenses by hacking on the press here, and copying in the paymasters
thing is favorable here, namely, pay for whatever one does is at a high rate—I have not yet presented my
letters to either Seward or Chase —I thought I would get my forces all in a body, and make one concentrated
You will easily recognize the article—I enclose you my address—write me a line about it, at your leisure
My dear Walt— You will find the article you sent will be in the Times of this morning, when it is published
My brother William sailed for Port Royal ten days ago—to be present at the attack on Charleston—if it
would be of any service to you in any way, I know he would be rejoiced to serve you, if you mentioned my
I got it, looked into it with wonder, and felt that here was something that touched on depths of my humanity
Walt you see I aint got my furlough yet.
or in a case of life and death or something of that sort, so I dont know but they will jew me out of my
down here and see a feller, and if I do go home you must come as soon as I get back, I shall have my
written to you in quite a long time, as I have been waiting to find out something deffinite, about my