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jan 1, 1862 - Whitman Volunteers for Civil War

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Whitman served as a nurse in the Civil War and an assistant to the paymaster. He saw many wounded veterans, and was inspired to write "Drum-Taps". A gruesome and somber recollection of the events he saw, serving in the Civil War.

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Date:

jan 1, 1862
Now
~ 163 years ago

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