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men here—the scene is a curious one—the ward is perhaps 120 or 30 feet long—the cots each have their white
friends if not we ask the favour of you to inquire i suppose John was buried not far from Culpeper William
well father i will close now with giveing yo the address write soon for i long to heer from yo from William
E Vandemark to his father good by William E.
William is well as usual, he is at the office or would send lots of love. Mrs.
I will now close hoping to hear from you soon I remain Your Friend William H.
I send my love to William.
In the parlor is hung up a large blue placard "Headquarters of the Pantarchy" in white letters.
Dear comrade, I send you my love, & to William & Nelly, & remember me to Major [Hapgood] — Walt Walt
Cooper has been coaxing, persuading, begging, entreating, commanding even William to go on with them
shall not unless some strong pressure is brought to bear between now & Monday, for I can see that William
Dear Walt, we long for you, William sighs for you, & I feel as if a large part of myself were out of
William very often wishes for your return and wants to see you. Good bye. With love from us all.
father i will hef to close now good by from Wm E Vandemark to his friend Walt Whitman please write William
White & Company, 1904], 7:206).
i will close now good by and may god take care of yo and that we may soon meet from friend & son William
Vandemark to his comrad and father and friend William E.
William E. Vandemark to Walt Whitman, 25 December 1863
talk with him he is all rite now father i will close good by dear father and friend from a friend William
E Vandermark to a dear friend Walt Whitman good by William E.
Hospital Note Book Walt Whitman This prose narrative (probably describing the battle of White Oak Swamp
scene in the woods on the peninsula—told me by Milton Roberts, ward G (Maine) after the battle of White
The prose narrative at the beginning probably describes the battle of White Oak Swamp and is the basis
The prose narrative at the beginning probably describes the battle of White Oak Swamp and is the basis
The stuff itself is disgusting, the whole of it going to prove that the nigger is better than the white
Whitman also rejected arguments for white superiority; he marked an article on "The Slavonians and Eastern
right good boy I believe, you must write again and I will answer with pleasure yours with Due respect William
William E. Vandemark to Walt Whitman, 7 April 1864
not felt first rate myself— I am going to write to George to-day, as I see there is a daily mail to White
field near Richmond much better than we did from the Wilderness & Fredericksburgh—We get them now from White
House, they are put on boats there, & come all the way here, about 160 or 70 miles—White House is only
likely, is that our base of the army is to be changed to Harrison's Landing on James river instead of White
, pretty soon—I send my love to you & Nelly & to Charles Eldridge -- Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 2 July 1864
spells of weakness with heavy aching head—I think the throat is no worse, but it is not well yet— William
change in my condition— Good bye for present, my dear friend, & God bless you — Walt Walt Whitman to William
William says it seems so desolate since you left,—and even yet in the evening when I hear a car coming
William got your note, and answered it but he directed it to Brooklyn only, so it may not be carried
I know that William prefers & I do, too, that this trouble concerning the house & hall be settled before
Send her a note any time, & direct it to William & he will take it to her office.
pictures last week, & they are rather bad, the front face, or rather three quarter face, is hideous, William
I wrote to William some five days ago—has he not rec'd it?
The doctor to-day tells me my throat is markedly better—In my letter to William I told him I had rec'd
William & Charlie had each had two letters from you, & I not a word, don't you know that I shall be jealous
I hope you too are well—William, I rec'd the volume of Navy Reports, transactions of iron clads, fights
light housework—My sister & her children are well—(Nelly, I write these particulars for you)— Well, William
all the news—tell me how is Ashton—Good bye & God bless you, my dear friend— Walt Walt Whitman to William
O'Connor | Washington Aug 13 1864 William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 13 August 1864
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 13 August 1864
You told William you got my letter, so you must have got the picture enclosed.
Walt has asked several times if Williams (who was with Fred McCready ) was captured when the ambulance
train was attacted, Williams is here with his Company, he says when the guerillas ordered the train
know you, she is only tolerably well—I have not seen Charles Howells for some time—I shall write to William
Herald—quiet & pleasant & soothing—only us two home to-day—not a word spoken in a long time— Walt Whitman to William
You did not mention William in it—I should always like to hear about him & from him.
If you write to William I wish you to enclose him this letter—I wish him to receive again my faithful
William E Babcock 1st Lieut 51 N.YV P.S.
Letters from You will at all Times be received & Answered with pleasure WE Babcock William E.
I remain Truly & Respectfully Yours Much Obliged William Mullery to Walt Whitman, 21 October 1864
often without food to eat or water to drink, all those parts of Stafford, Culpepper Culpeper , Prince William
On the fall of that stronghold they were pushed off under S HERMAN Union Major-General William Tecumseh
William has a terrible cold just now, & sore throat, but has been very well & vigorous, as hearty as
The Count asks for you every time that he sees William or Charley.
William sees Mr. Swinton sometimes, I have not seen him yet. What about your poems?
William says every day that he is going to write you, & he will soon. How is Ms. Price?
Then lift your white hands, and my arms From harms And troubles the baby will keep.
Charles Eldridge is to be transferred to Boston—I am indeed sorry, on my own account, & yours & Williams
very good objections to that course, but the reasons in favor are far stronger) Dear Nelly, you & William
heart—few attachments wear & last through life, but ours must Good bye, dear Nelly, & good bye, dear William
presented here, in the generally fine, soft, peculiar air and light,) and has his eyes attracted by these white
Co.A 51st N.YVV Write soon and let me know the news WEB William E.
out for it Hopeing to hear from you Soon I remain Yours &c WE Babcock 1st Lieut Comdr Co 51st NYV William
latter have been and are ready to exchange man for man as far as prisoners go, (certainly all the whites
latter have been and are ready to exchange man for man as far as prisoners go, (certainly all the whites
Reddest murder is white to an act like this and its folly is equal to its crime.
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 30 December 1864
The poem is apparently based on a photograph of Whitman possibly taken by the photographer, William Kurtz
Walt Whitman by William Kurtz? or Mathew Brady?
In a letter to William Michael Rossetti, Whitman wrote, "I confess to myself a perhaps capricious fondness
For more information on William Kurtz and Mathew Brady, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Walt Whitman by William Kurtz?
, then it is from after 1865, when Kurtz first opened his New York studio.For more information on William
Walt Whitman by William Kurtz, ca. 1865 - 1873 Clara Barrus said that this photograph was "taken by Kurtz
the pose showed Whitman “as most of his friends knew him—wearing a hack suit, a slouch hat on his white
printed over and over, often with the caption “Walt Whitman in his Prime.”For more information on William
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William D. O'Connor, 6 January 1865