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lieutenants out—I suppose you know that LeGendre is now Col. of the 51st—it's a pity if we havn't Americans

especially in the hospitals, convinces me that there is no other stock, for emergencies, but native American—no

the west, and far north—and they take to a man that has not the bleached shiny & shaved cut of the cities

of Mannahatta's verbal ability: "Yesterday one of the Hearkness children was in our rooms and they were

Nicholson, 1860]).

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

Margaret and William Avery, who lived in Brooklyn, were evidently cousins of Louisa Van Velsor Whitman

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

During the 1860s, Price and her family, especially her daughter, Helen, were friends with Walt Whitman

In 1860 the Price family began to save Walt's letters.

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

O'Connor, who, with Charles Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during

many pale as ashes, & all bloody—I distributed all my stores, gave partly to the nurses I knew that were

Our men engaged were Kilpatrick's cavalry.

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

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

such things are awful—not a soul here he knew or cared about, except me—yet the surgeons & nurses were

to take off the leg—he was under chloroform—they tried their best to bring him to—three long hours were

McReady I know to be as good a man as the war has received out of Brooklyn City" (Emory Holloway, ed.

, The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman [Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921],

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

my limbs—It is remarkable how much paralysis there is—cases occur here, every few days—& in other cities—There

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

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

It seems as if things were going to brighten up about "Leaves of Grass."

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

Sarah Mead and Phebe Pintard were sisters (born Williams) and his maternal grandmother's sisters.

Whitman doubted that "the true interests" of the public were "aided by this attempt to make martyrs and

read some amusing pieces to them for three quarters of an hour, for a change—& sat down by those who were

chance of the box you sent getting to George—I wrote to Jeff how I was so much surer that a box from City

Whitman apparently wrote again on February 13, and Mason replied from City Point on February 16 that

letter from Whitman to Harry Stafford of January 2, 1881); praised Emerson as the most important American

direct to me Mott avenue & 149 th street—Station L, New York City (same as before I went on to Boston

attended a performance of Romeo and Juliet starring Ernesto Rossi, the Italian actor, who was on an American

to the report, undoubtedly written by Whitman, in the Boston Daily Advertiser on October 17, there were

children—she is groaning as I write— Denver Colorado Evening I finish my letter at the hotel the American

House, where I am comfortably housed—This is evidently a fine large busy city, beautifully situated—Every

Lorch, "Whitman Interviews Himself," American Literature, 10 (March 1938), 84–87.

From December 1887 through August 1888, 33 of Whitman's poems were published in the paper.

like work—(which I guess he has plenty of)—We all rode immediately to the Planter's Hotel, where we were

Louis Republican on September 13 (reprinted in American Literature, 14 [1942–1943], 143).

Amy and Warren Dowe were the children of Emma Dowe, Louisa Whitman's sister (see Whitman's letter of

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

riding very often, & I have been everywhere within several miles, & in all the outer parts of the City

which are the roomiest & the pleasantest by far of any city I have ever seen—Jeff is very kind indeed

send my letters on here for the present—Lou this is a wonderful, wonderful country, & the richest city

Durham: Duke University Press, 1949), 207–208; Appendix C, December 23, 1883 (Yale Collection of American

These stockings were for Whitman's mentally and physically incapacitated brother Edward, who had lived

This letter is addressed: Lorenz Reich | 63 East 11th street | New York City.

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

These pieces were "November Boughs" and "The Dying Veteran."

. | Walt Whitman was forty years | old during the 83d Anniversary | of American Independence.

Frederick Kelly, Charles McLaughlin, and Thomas Riley were listed as New York drivers.

Lewis T. and Percy Ives were father and son, both artists.

early—I suppose it is not necessary to tell you how I voted—we have gained a great victory in this city—it

Well, dear comrades, it looks so different here in all this mighty city, every thing going with a big

the markets with all sorts of provisions—tens & hundreds of thousands of people every where, (the population

would do—the ground seems to be slipping more & more from under their feet—Lew, the Union & the American

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

Well, Lewy, the presentation to Dr Bliss came off last Saturday evening—it was in ward F—the beds were

the sick put in other wards—the room cleaned, hung with greens &c., looked very nice—the instruments were

I took a view of them, they were in four cases, & looked very fine—in the evening they were presented—speeches

were made by one & another—there was a band of music &c—I stopt about 20 minutes, but got tired, & went

off among the boys that were confined to their beds—the room was crowded, & every thing passed off right

thing, except to have killed & wounded a great many thousand men—It seems as though the two armies were

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Thomas Eakins (1844–1919) was an American painter.

greatest interchange of magnetism human relations are capable of—I have told you how young & how American

Camden New Jersey June 24 1890 Received Five Dollars from L A McMurray of Webster City, Iowa, by request

This postcard is addressed: L A McMurray | Hamilton Co: National Bank | Webster City | Iowa.

McMurray was the President of Hamilton County National Bank in Webster City, Iowa.

the Crooked Creek Railroad and Coal Company, which ran between the Iowa towns of Lehigh and Webster City

This postal card is addressed: Miss Kittie Johnston | 305 E 17th Street | New York City.

"Kitty" and her brother Harold were photographed with the poet in 1879 (See Edwin Haviland Miller, ed

He was also secretary of the American Philosophical Society from 1858 to 1885.

His daughters were Margaret White Lesley Bush-Brown and Mary Lesley Ames (both mentioned in Whitman's

He was the author of many books and articles on German-American affairs and was superintendent of German

See The American-German Review, 8 (December, 1946), 27–30.

In 1883, Knortz was living in New York City.

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | New York City.

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

Only 300 copies were printed, and Whitman signed the title page of each one.

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

Walsh (1854–1919) was an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

Julius Chambers (1850–1920) was an American author, investigative journalist, and travel writer.

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | New York City.

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | New York City.

This letter is addressed: Dr Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | New York City.

William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | Cor: Morris Avenue | & 155th Street | New York City.

In 1883, Karl Knortz (1841–1918), the author of many articles on German-American affairs, was living

in New York City.

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | Cor: Morris Avenue | & 155th Street | New York City.