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Union Army Soldiers' Hospital

Rare Walt Whitman letter, written for a dying soldier, found in National Archives

Source: The Washington Post

During the Civil War, poet Walt Whitman made a habit of visiting sick and wounded soldiers in hospitals. Read to find out how a volunteer at the National Archives recently discovered a letter written by the poet on behalf of a dying Union soldier.

This entry was posted in The Move Toward Freedom and tagged Historic Figures, History, People on July 1, 2016 by Chandler Gifford.

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