Walt Whitman: Poems
why did he "rush" to the washington area
Why did Whitman “rush” to the Washington area in 1862? What can you determine about this decision?
Why did Whitman “rush” to the Washington area in 1862? What can you determine about this decision?
George Washington Whitman, the poets's younger brother, was wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. Walt Whitman rushed to his brother's side. He spent the next three years of tending the wounded.