Letter, 1863 July 27-1863 Sept. 9.

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Letter, 1863 July 27-1863 Sept. 9.

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Whitman's letters to the parents of Erastus Haskell of the 141st New York Volunteers who died in Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C., where Whitman frequently visited the sick and wounded. He wrote the Haskells, from Breseport, New York, on July 27, 1963 to inform them that their son was very ill with typhoid fever. A letter written Aug. 10 describes his visits with Erastus and their son's last days. In the final letter, dated Sept. 9, Whitman thanks Mr. Haskell for his acknowledgement of the letter of Aug. 10 and reiterates his Brooklyn address so that Haskell may write to him at home.

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Haskell family.

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Armory Square Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

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A system of general hospitals to serve Union wounded soldiers was promoted by the U.S. Army's Sanitary Commission in 1861. Their purpose was to provide extended medical care in established hospitals to casualties evacuated from battlefield medical facilities. The District of Columbia was the most concentrated center for general hospitals, supporting 25 to 28 institutions. Of these, Armory Square General Hospital was one of the largest. Established in the summer of 1862, it was located on 7th str...

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

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Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet and author. From the description of Walt Whitman collection, 1842-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702172830 Poet, journalist, essayist. From the description of Letter, 1863 July 27-1863 Sept. 9. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477038304 American author. From the description of Letter to Mary E. Van Nostrand, 1890 November 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49377819 America...

Haskell, Erastus.

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