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

I have been about the city same as usual, nearly—to the Hospitals, &c, I mean—I am told that I hover

thousand, indeed thirteen or fourteen hundred—it was an old reg't, veterans, old fighters , young as they were—they

were preceded by a fine mounted band of sixteen, (about ten bugles, the rest cymbals & drums)—I tell

accompaniment —the sabres rattled on a thousand men's sides—they had pistols, their heels spurred—handsome American

Record of the Commissioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Privates, of the Regiments Which Were

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

Whitman was replying to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman's undated letter, his remarks about Andrew's children were

We carried a basket of grub, built a fire & made tea, &c—had a first rate, quiet time—the Falls were

& I think this quite important, for such the main body of East Tennesseans are, & are far truer Americans

(I mean the American ones to a man) all feel about the copperheads, they never speak of them without

goes, & as the darkey said there at Charleston when the boat run on a flat & the reb sharpshooters were

Weather—The President," "Signs of Next Session," "The Wounded in the Hospitals," "The Army Young and American

It is reprinted in Emory Holloway, ed., The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (Garden City

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

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

advertisement of the new book about the Ninth Corps—if George wants it, I think he can find it at the American

There were two tailors by this name in the Brooklyn Directory of 1865–1866: Andrew, 372 Myrtle Avenue

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

Francis's tent—there were five of us altogether, to eat, sleep, write, &c. in a space twelve feet square

He encountered two men whom he had met in Boston in 1860: William D.

Littlefield, 1906-1996], 2:157), and, upon his arrival on the following day, took rooms where the O'Connors were

Walt Whitman wrote to his mother three times during this week, and George and Louisa Whitman were in

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

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

reported under "Affairs in England": "Of course you know that English and French critics admit but one American

Bryant, Longfellow and the rest are only second and third rate English poets—the one American poet is

Walt Whitman's manuscript would have to be received by the end of the following week if the article were

See Emory Holloway, ed., The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday

See Whitman's letter from April 1, 1860 . The son, William A.

man & his wife have written me, & asked me my address in Brooklyn, he said he had children in N Y city

on acc't of the sun—yesterday & to-day however have been quite cool, east wind—Mother, the shirts were

Times, October 29, 1864 (Emory Holloway, ed., The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman [Garden City

Relations between the two families were sometimes strained; see Whitman's letter from March 22, 1864.

Surratt to the American consul in Montreal when Surratt fled there shortly before Lincoln's murder; see

thoroughly waked up & full of fight —they have had the best of it, so far, in the speeches—some of them were

O'Connor, & the wife too, were both very much taken with Jeff, & speak about him often.

Capitol last night, to see the House in session, & walk around—there was nothing very interesting—they were

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

perhaps a long while in passing, nothing but batteries—(it seemed as if all the cannon in the world were

Newton Benedict were Walt Whitman's landlords at 468 M North, having replaced Juliet Grayson after her

Haight (whose visits were anticipated in Walt Whitman's January 3, 1872 letter to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman

Aloysius Church—they were ringing a chime of bells, three or four bells playing a sort of tune, sounded

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

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

Rumors were widespread that Lee was about to attack Washington, for the War Department on June 23, 1863

Whitman described the career of Hicks (1748–1830), the famous American Quaker, in November Boughs (Richard

The city surrendered formally on July 4, 1863.

I am glad you treated Emmy Price so kindly— they were so hospitable to me—I should think it would be

The Civil, Political, Professional, and Ecclesiastical History . . . of the County of Kings and the City

Buckley's—Jeff has some extra work, making plans for new water works for Kansas City, Mo.

any time I will give you a letter to him—I shouldn't wonder if the big men, with Fremont at head, were

front doors, with four locks & bolts on one, & three on the other—& a big bull-dog in the back yard—we were

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

They planned to build a railroad from Kansas City to the West.

Stedman was engaged by Hallett to edit The American Circular, which propagandized for the new railroad

Over two weeks before it the Dr told me that I might expect her death at any moment—that her lungs were

gathering and the air in breathing would gather between the ports and remain—her right side and breast were

On the following day the New York Times commented: "The clerks were at it once more to-day."

After the war, all the hospitals except this one were converted to other purposes.

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

need now to go to California, & they will finish the job complete— O mother, how welcome the shirts were—I

such a price—& so my old ones had got to be, when they come back from the wash I had to laugh, they were

she bears down pretty hard I guess when she irons them, & they showed something like the poor old city

told you two or three weeks ago, that is that I had to discard my old clothes, somewhat because they were

too thick & more still because they were worse gone in than any I ever yet wore I think in my life,

March 19, 1867 Dearest mother, I got both your letters last week, & they were a relief to my mind—I want

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, Walt Whitman wrote that he had sent two almanacs to his mother, though both were

of your roof—the snow has all disappeared here—very pleasant yesterday indeed here—to-day the whole city

Though their correspondence slowed in the middle of their lives, the brothers were brought together again

Manahatta Whitman (1860–1886), known as "Hattie," was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson ("Jeff") and Martha

Hattie and her sister Jessie were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

I finally left my chair, and going to the back of the room where we were sitting, I noticed a half-opened

Well, Mammy dear, how are you getting along at Camden —& how are Lou and George —I often wish you were

Though their correspondence slowed in the middle of their lives, the brothers were brought together again

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

Dearest mother, Well, it is a dark cloudy day, & raining hard—the darkies were to have a great celebration

O'Connor is coming on to New York to stop three days—he goes on to-night—he may call on Jeff at the City

recital at Metzerott Hall, of which the National Republican reported: "Their performances last evening were

Washington September 15 1863 Dear Mother Your letters were very acceptable—one came just as I was putting

the very hour of death or just the same when they recover, or partially recover—I never knew what American

young men were till I have been in the hospitals— Well, mother, I have got writing on—there is nothing

on September 7, 1863, that, as he wrote, orders for his regiment to move to join Burnside's forces were

Most of its members were Irish.

Comprising over half the city's foreign-born population of 400,000, out of a total of about 814,000,

the Irish were the main source of cheap labor, virtually its peon class.

to exist" American Heritage, 10 (June 1959), 48.

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

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.

every thing was so quiet, I supposed all might go on smoothly—but it seems the passions of the people were

call it,) & I hear nothing in all directions but threats of ordering up the gunboats, cannonading the city

See also Lawrence Lader, "New York's Bloodiest Week," in American Heritage, 10 (June 1959).

In 1860, Erastus Otis Parker was indicted on seven counts of theft.

Joseph Howard, Jr. (1833–1908), was war correspondent for the New York Times until he was appointed city