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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate General Jubal Early at the Battle of Waynesboro (Virginia, March 2,

For instance, the different parts of the procession were characterized by a charming looseness and independence

the President came out on the capitol portico, a curious little white cloud, the only one in that part

Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate General Jubal Early at the Battle of Waynesboro (Virginia, March 2,

Toward the latter part of the afternoon you see the furloughed men, sometimes singly, sometimes in small

I found he wanted to go part of the road in my direction, so we walked on together.

His father was dead and his mother living in some part of East Tennessee; all the men were from that

part of the country.

Newspaper Abstracts: July 1, 1863–December 31, 1865 (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2000), 2:

Newspaper Abstracts: July 1, 1863–December 31, 1865 (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2000), 2:

hospital he had no drawers and only A thin pair of flann el flannel trowsers trousers and no shirt part

Whitman's March 7, 1865 letter to Walt, Richard Maurice Bucke dated this letter February 26 or March 2,

I drew 2 months pay to day and bought a new suit of clothes and now I feel something like a white man

On our arrival at Richmond I found 2 boxes filled with Clothing and grub for me and the way we went into

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

[Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page, 1921], 2:29).

For my part I see no light or knowledge in any direction on the matter of the conference, or what it

I was not able to get over and make you a parting visit, as I wished.

house—he did not say how much more  I told Mat and Mother that we would tell him to set the price on the part

S. since April, 1861, nearly four years, has borne his part bravely in battles in nearly every part of

Such harrowing stories must have moved the Whitmans to despair of recovering George.At the same time,

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

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

Then we are told that the Fifty-first esteems, as part of its regimental history, the making of such

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

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

Budell, "Writen by Walt Whitman, a Friend," Prologue Magazine 42, no. 2 [Summer 2016]: 36–45).

Budell, "Writen by Walt Whitman, a Friend," Prologue Magazine 42, no. 2 [Summer 2016]: 36–45).; Jabo

Smith 51st Regt N.Y.V.V. 1st Brig 2.d Division 9th A.C. P.S.

He has been in genuine fighting service in all parts of the war, including the Carolina coast, the battles

above named, most parts of Northern and Eastern Virginia and Western Maryland, also Vicksburgh, Jackson

He took part in the hottest service there, and so on through Spottsylvania, In the Battle of Spotsylvania

at the battle of Poplar Grove Church, In the Battle of Poplar Grove (Virginia, September 30–October 2,

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

.; In the Battle of Poplar Grove (Virginia, September 30–October 2, 1864), alternately known as the Battle

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

live to meet again on this earth if not I hope we shall meet in the world w[h]ere there is no more parting

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

one it is a good one your boy is smart to learn he has never been to school as the school is about 2

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

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

John Townsend Trowbridge was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery reformer.

Ferry Boy and the Financier (Boston: Walker and Wise, 1864); he described their meetings in My Own Story

I delight to make a poem where I feel clear that not a word but is indispensable part thereof & of my

See also note 2 to Whitman's letter from January 20, 1865 .

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

O'Connor, 3 February 1874" (Correspondence, 2:271–272).

inside of Abraham Lincoln]22 August 1865prose2 leaveshandwritten; This manuscript contains a large part

The verso contains part of a cancelled letter between Charles Francis Adams, Minister to England during

The draft was evidently part of a larger notebook titled Penitenzia, but no other pages from such a notebook

Rose Robinson, “Laurence Hutton and a Newly Recovered Photograph of Walt Whitman,” WWQR, vol. 36, nos. 2/

See also note 2 to Whitman's letter from January 20, 1865 .

Thereafter he compiled extremely successful textbooks, and established the magazine Story-Teller, in

Kerr, 1902), and Meyer Berger, The Story of The New York Times, 1851–1951 (New York: Simon and Schuster

But there is another and full as important side to the story.

But there is another and full as important side to the story.

now Priosners of War Who have Served and fought in the regiment Since the Orginization and for my part

Spent a good part of the day in a large brick mansion, on the banks of the Rappahannock, immediately

These wards are either lettered alphabetically, Ward G, Ward K, or else numerically, 1, 2, 3, &c.

Not long since I sat a good part of the morning by his bedside, Ward E, Armory-square.

LATTER PART OF 1864 IN NEW-YORK.

But there is every kind of wound in every part of the body.

interested himself in the Price children, Helen, Emma, and Arthur (another son, Henry, had died at 2

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

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

The Fifty-first New-York Volunteers are a part of the Second Division of the Ninth Corps, were recruiting

the war he continued teaching dance lessons at the ballroom of Tammany Hall in New York City. as a part

Their charge was vehement, and caused that part of our force on the right of the Fifty-first to give

See George Whitman's October 2, 1864 letter to his mother for his brief account of capture.

in The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921), 2:

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

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

Church and was the site of the Battle of Peebles' Farm (see above note).; See George Whitman's October 2,