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Author Archives: Meg Groeling
Weekly Whitman: “Years of the Modern”
Whenever I read this poem, I think perhaps Walt Whitman could predict the future. I see—from my perspective as a white American cis-gendered female—our country’s history unfolding, from our personal struggles against a monarchy to our current ones against recast … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Personalities
Tagged "Years of the Modern, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Weekly Whitman: “To the Leaven’D Soil They Trod”
Readers–the first Weekly Whitman came out at the end of October, and the last one is coming up soon. I missed several weeks in the hospital so there will not be exactly 52 entries, but these last ones have been … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman and the World Series
It is October, and the World Series is on the way. As a Yankee fan, I was disappointed this year–not just in the final results. It was a difficult season for Yankee fans, but even disappointing baseball is better than … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Civil War Base Ball, Horace Traubel, Walt Whitman
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Under Fire: Is Past Always Prologue?
For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o’clock on that July afternoon in 1863, the brigades are in position behind the rail fence, … Continue reading
Mosby Makes a Joke
At one point in ECW’s history, there was a shortage of blog posts. Kris/Chris sounded the alarm and mentioned that even a joke would do. Ever since that time, I have been looking for jokes that might work for this … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: Jottings on an Execution
Walt Whitman was able, by his very presence in Union hospitals and army camps, to write about parts of the war that were little reported. Below is a description of a young Union soldier who deserted, and whom Lincoln failed … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Common Soldier
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War executions, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Weekly Whitman: In Clouds Descending, In Midnight Sleep
Sleeping? Dead? Ill? Until brought by the medics sometimes it was impossible to tell. It still is, whether we are looking at old photos, drone footage, or the latest breaking news. I do not know what more to say, but … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Medical
Tagged Fort Mahone, In Clouds Descending, In Midnight Sleep, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Weekly Whitman: “I Saw Old General at Bay”
This week’s poem is a puzzle of sorts–just who is “old General?” I always thought it was Confederate General Robert E. Lee, but the copy of Whitman’s poems I usually use (Drum Taps: The Complete Civil War Poems) has a … Continue reading
General Custer’s Stirrup
July 4 marked my 6th wedding anniversary, and apparently, that is to be celebrated by the exchange of iron. It is supposed to signify strength and stability. I gave my husband some irony, but he gave me an actual iron … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: “Weave in, My Hardy Life”
In my work on Colonel Elmer Ellsworth there is a description of the man by John Hay, future Lincoln secretary and Roosevelt Secretary of State. Hay mentions that the picture shows the physical strength and definition of Ellsworth’s upper arm. … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War poetry, Col. Elmer Ellsworth, My Hardy Life, Walt Whitman, Weave In, weekly-whitman
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