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He took an early part in the struggle, being roused by the assault of the Baltimore mob on the United

him the next day to Sergeant-Major, in which capacity he left with the regiment in October, 1861, as part

The latter part of the summer of 1862, with the fall and early winter, gave Lieutenant Whitman and his

On the 30th of September last a reconnoissance reconnaissance in strong force—comprising part of the

Ninth and part of the Fifth Corps—advancing to the west, attacked some rebel works near Poplar Grove

alternately the Battle of Poplar Spring Church or the Battle of Peebles' Farm (Virginia, September 30–October 2,

For some of his prison correspondence, see his October 2, 1864, and October 23, 1864, letters to his

Whitman sir On page 31 verse 2 line 3 of Drum Taps the word "recalls" is spelled "recals."

plates 3 Reams paper 63.00 7 " 8.25   $192.85 Cr[edit] by cash 138.00 54.85 Sent $20 April 26 $20 May 2

leaving (May 2 '65.) $14.85 due Peter Eckler to Walt Whitman, 22 April 1865

According to Whitman's notations on the statement, he paid $20.00 on April 26 and again on May 2.

According to Whitman's notations on the statement, he paid $20.00 on April 26 and again on May 2.

had occupied, & where the preceding night, they had gathered their dead— the an dea d lay in certain parts

According to Whitman's notations on the statement, he paid $20.00 on April 26 and again on May 2.

Washington May 2 1865. Mr. Eckler: Dear Sir: I enclose $20 in further liquidation.

Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to Peter Eckler, 2 May 1865

According to Whitman's notations on the statement, he paid $20.00 on April 26 and again on May 2, perhaps

According to Whitman's notations on the statement, he paid $20.00 on April 26 and again on May 2.

According to Whitman's notations on the statement, he paid $20.00 on April 26 and again on May 2.

16, 1862 (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1906–96], 2:

basement for the occation occasion well Walt how are you getting along in the money matters for my part

compared with the American patriot as they call the great Jefferson davis) the printer Walt brought 2

—Cases of Brooklyn Men" (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 19, 1863, 2).

that she need not do another thing in the way of work, except for her amusement besides I would pay part

—Cases of Brooklyn Men" (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 19, 1863: 2).

One of the children, Kate Lane, is the daughter of Moses E. Lane.

Moses Lane sent Whitman $15.20, including five cents from Willie Durkee and fifteen cents from Miss Kate

I think our Regiment will be in Washington the later part of this week or the first of next week and

Let that be just as you wish however, and believe me, Very truly yours Kate Richardson Walt Whitman Esq

Kate Richardson to Walt Whitman, 18 June 1865

Most likely the wife of John Townsend Trowbridge, novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery

August 2, 1865. Hon. J. E.

Wycke, 2 August 1865

Attorney Gen'l's Office, August 2, 1865. Hon. W. H.

Seward, 2 August 1865

a private in Thirteenth Regiment; served the following hundred days in Baltimore, Washington, and parts

—Spottsylvania; In the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse (Virginia, May 8–21, 1864), part of Grant's

—North Anna; The Battle of North Anna (Virginia, May 23–26, 1864) was part of General Grant's Overland

June 2.

For some of George Whitman's prison correspondence, see his letters of October 2, 1864 and October 23

ended on May 30, 1864 (see above note), although a minor skirmish erupted at Bethesda Creek on June 2.

as the Battle of Poplar Spring Church or the Battle of Peebles' Farm (Virginia, September 30–October 2,

For some of George Whitman's prison correspondence, see his letters of October 2, 1864 and October 23

51st New York, "lost during service 9 Officers and 193 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2

The Proclamation of the President is a part of the law of the land, and open to the construction of all

In this office, I am in the part where the Pardons are attended to.

them—sometimes the rooms are filled with a curious gathering—I talk with them frequently, listen to their stories

Library; Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., The Correspondence [New York: New York University Press, 1961–77], 2:

edd will stay here martha Martha has very much to doo do she has been foolish enoughf enough to take 2

he and A man by the name of smith Smith has been talking of buying some lots and building A shop and 2

conscientious, old-fashioned man, a man of family . . . . youngish middle age" (see Walt's September 2,

should be truly glad to see you—perhaps best to call at Att'y Gen's office, Treasury Building—say from 1/2

Library; Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., The Correspondence [New York: New York University Press, 1961–77], 2:

place & New York, I go around quite a good deal—it is a great excitement to go around the busiest parts

Library; Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., The Correspondence [New York: New York University Press, 1961–77], 2:

Part of it is very fine. I wonder if young William Allingham wrote it.

Grier, ed., Notes and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts [New York: New York University Press, 1961–84], 2:

The Sequel was printed by Gibson Brothers of Washington, who issued a receipt to Whitman on October 2

2.

these pieces relate to the war; and they celebrate many of the experiences of the author in the noble part

I have entirely recovered from my wounds long since and have been at work part of the time and attending

He pursues these objects through a hundred pages of matter which remind us irresistibly of the story

This were indeed a wise precaution on his part if the intelligence were only submissive!

Daily Eagle, November 23, 1865, 3; "The City Park Murder," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 24, 1865, 2)

'Drum-Taps,'" Brooklyn Daily Union, November 23, 1865, 2).

Attorney General's office, December 2, 1865. Hon. S. W.J. Tabor, Fourth Auditor.

Tabor, 2 December 1865

Attorney General's Office, December 2, 1865. Samuel C. Fessenden, Esq.

Fessenden, 2 December 1865

again i received your letter yesterday and the one on monday Monday or tuesday Tuesday the first with 2

at Work, Excitement in the Navy Yard" and "The Navy Yard" (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 5, 1865, 2)

'Drum-Taps,'" Brooklyn Daily Union, November 23, 1865, 2).

your letter yesterday after looking all day for one i was glad to have the letter and glad to have the 2

well Walt i felt so bad and child like i cried because he dident didn't give me more if i had got the 2

dollars a little sooner i should not have asked i have got along very well up to about 2 weeks ago and

Also, the letter mentions a recent theft of a watch nearby, which echoes a story that appeared in the

at Work, Excitement in the Navy Yard" and "The Navy Yard," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 5, 1865, 2)

The Centenarian's Story.............................. Pioneers!

mother kisses her son—the son kisses his mother; (Loth is the mother to part—yet not a word does she

THE CENTENARIAN'S STORY.

in myself—aye, long ago as it is, I took part in it, Walking then this hill-top, this same ground.

It is well—a lesson like that, always comes good; I must copy the story, and send it eastward and west

.— Parts of this section may be related to the poem that would later be titled "Great Are the Myths":

1874 (Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., The Correspondence [New York: New York University Press, 1961–77], 2:

275–277) and June 10, 1867 (Correspondence, 2:303–304), and also note 7 in Whitman's letter from January

Esten Cooke is a Virginian, who early joined the rebellion, in which his State played so prominent a part

an English writer of the extremely popular 1861 novel, East Lynne , a sensational and melodramatic story

an English writer of the extremely popular 1861 novel, East Lynne, a sensational and melodramatic story

Wood; see NUPM 2:673), returned to his family at Cedar Lake, New York.

friend, and God bless you and wife, and bring you both safe back— Walt Walt Whitman to John Burroughs, 2

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington , July 2, 1866.

Walt Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 2 July 1866

the magazine publish Burroughs's "Walt Whitman and His 'Drum-Taps,'" which appeared in The Galaxy, 2

intended to return day after to-morrow, but shall not be able to, till the last of the week, or the early part

Day, and 2 cases marked Dr.

October 2, 1866. To Hon. O. H. Browning, Secretary of the Interior.

Pleasants to Orville Hickman Browning, 2 October 1866

Let others ignore what they may, I make the poem of evil also—I commemorate that part also, I am myself

upon and received with wonder, pity, love or dread, that object he became, And that object became part

of him for the day, or a certain part of the day, or for many years, or stretching cycles of years.

The early lilacs became part of this child; And grass, and white and red morning-glories, and white and

, The horizon's edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt-marsh and shore-mud— These became part

considerations seem to arise: 1: The particular executive power of interference invoked by this petition. 2:

of money; the 2d charged him with opening the packet; the 3d charged him with embezzlement of $500, part

Note, however, the opinion quoted in note 2 to Whitman's letter of October 27, 1866.

you to put up a couple of small houses, to be worth about $2000 a piece, in some good spot, outer part