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Author Archives: Meg Groeling
Weekly Whitman: “Drum-Taps”
The poem for which Whitman’s book of war poems, Drum-Taps, is named, reminds us that Whitman himself was forty-two when the Civil War broke out. He lived with his mother in Brooklyn, supporting them both with the money he made … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civilian, Common Soldier, Personalities
Tagged 1861 recruiting in NYC, Drum-Taps, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Every Free Able-Bodied Male Citizen: Another Example of Militia Readiness in Antebellum America Part IV
A few years ago, I wrote a series concerning antebellum militias in America. I gave a thoughtful introduction, explaining the state of local militias between the Revolution and the Civil War, then wrote about a northern militia group and a … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: “Dirge for Two Veterans”
Last week ECW published a valentine created from the last stanza of the poem “Dirge for Two Veterans.” It is only right that we look at the poem itself. The fading twilight that begins the poem is a metaphor for … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here is a valentine card from your Uncle Walt, ready for printing and giving to all those near and dear—or not. The excerpt is from Whitman’s poem, “Dirge for Two Veterans,” which will be featured next Sunday. … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: An Army Corps on the March
In 1865 Whitman engaged New York publisher Peter Eckler to print the first issue of Drum-Taps. After President Lincoln’s death, Whitman chose to stop printing efforts and wait for some time to pass. In the autumn of 1865 he added … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: City of Ships
Walt Whitman was always the New Yorker, and in this poem Whitman returns to his beloved city, where so much of the world’s diversity comes together as one. As simple as a harbor of ships seems, the poet helps us … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: “The Dresser”
Just what did Walt Whitman do in the hospitals where he worked? He was a wound dresser. The duties of the wound dresser—always a man, unless the emergency was dire—were to change bandages, hydrate wounds or operation sites, turn patients … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Medical, Personalities
Tagged "The Dresser", Civil War Hospital, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Weekly Whitman: An Earlier Inauguration
Walt Whitman covered the 1864 presidential inauguration of Abraham Lincoln for The New York Times. His language is poetic rather than political, and no one is sure if he could even hear the speech. The text of the speech was … Continue reading
Book Review: Wisconsin at Antietam: The Badger State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day
Sometimes you just need everything in one place–background, analysis, good quotes, orders of battle, pertinent illustrations, some politics, maps, context, chapter notes, and an easy-to-use-index. From cover to cover, this little gem–Cal Schoonover’s Wisconsin at Antietam: The Badger State’s Sacrifice on … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Book Review
Tagged Antietam, Army of the Potomac, Book Review, Iron Brigade, Wisconsin
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Weekly Whitman: The Sounds of Winter
Union and Confederate soldiers spent three winters in service during the years 1861-65. Whether it was winter merriment in New Orleans or, more commonly, bivouacked among the snowdrifts of the South, it was cold and strange for men who had … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Holidays
Tagged Sounds of Winter, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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