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He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Richards, Appletons' Illustrated Hand-book of American Travel [New York: Appleton, 1860], 125).
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
names in the article), George's name appears 14 names up from the bottom of the page ("Our Returned Prisoners
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
hip i dont don't think its the rheumatis at all i think its the affects of his fever when he was a prisoner
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Louisa Van Velsor Whitman during the summer had told Walt Whitman that she had received "5 books," copies
Those five books are presumably the "first ones" that she mentions in this letter.
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
housebuilding business after the war, but in this letter Louisa regrets having exhausted the bank book
mornings i have been very lame more so than usuall usual ) i have got a union with an article about your book
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
See Ed Folsom, Whitman Making Books/Books Making Whitman: A Catalog and Commentary (University of Iowa
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
any one can be in Walt you know i like his writings the good gray poet better than i doo borroug hs book
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Burroughs wrote several books involving or devoted to Whitman's work: Birds and Poets (1877), Notes on
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Burroughs wrote several books involving or devoted to Whitman's work: Birds and Poets (1877), Notes on
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Mason became a career army officer, and he assisted in getting supplies to George when he was held prisoner
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Calvin Smith, The Illustrated Hand-book, a New Guide for Travelers Through the United States of America
wouldn't know what to doo do but i got the same old retort that it was me that was stingy with my bank book
thing to hear if i make any remark that i would like to have any thing why dont i get it with my bank book
2 or 3 hn dollar if i us ed it all i might go to the poor house sometimes i think i wish the bank book
as they call it was in guinea sis too says grandma take your bank book i suppos suppose walt you ll
Jeff and Mattie insisted that Louisa should use her "bank book"—her deposits of George's military pay—if
to Walt Whitman, "if Jeff and matt knew i had been to see mrs Brown they would cross me off their books
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
so strange she never writes i got your letter yesterday money and all walt you might almost write a book
to Walt Whitman, "if Jeff and matt knew i had been to see mrs Brown they would cross me off their books
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Sunday night dear Walt George has come home came this morning he looks quite thin and shows his prison
better than i have felt the rest is all well i thought you would like to hear something about his prison
After his release from the Confederate Military Prison at Danville, George arrived at Annapolis, Maryland
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
family in Buffalo" (Manuscripts of Walt Whitman in the Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
His experience as a prisoner of war with George Washington Whitman is described in Louisa Van Velsor
family in Buffalo" (Manuscripts of Walt Whitman in the Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Wright, was taken prisoner with George Washington Whitman at Petersburg, Virginia.
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
to Walt Whitman, "if Jeff and matt knew i had been to see mrs Brown they would cross me off their books
During the war, he was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
It also served as a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp.
Washington Whitman arrived home to Brooklyn for a 30-day leave after his release from the Confederate prison
camp at Andersonville, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman wrote that he "looks quite thin and shows his prison
Mason became a career army officer, and he assisted in getting supplies to George when he was held prisoner
the great Jefferson davis) the printer Walt brought 2 plates sterotyped stereotyped i suppos e and 5 books
supposed Jeffy wanted to pres ent Dr Ruggles and some other of his friends one they are nice little books
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
trial, all eight were found guilty on June 30, 1865; four were hanged on July 7, 1865, one died in prison
During the war, he was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
Richards, Appletons' Illustrated Hand-book of American Travel [New York: Appleton, 1861], 155).
yesterday he was quite smart I sent Eddy to see) Walt there was a letter come from Boston wanted A Book
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
The letter is pasted into a manuscript book, and the final letters on the edge closest to the binding
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
The letter is pasted into a manuscript book, and the final letters on the edge closest to the binding
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the