"Walt Whitman’s involvement in the Civil War" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	10 Jul 2019 2:44 p.m. PST
July 13 – Hastings [Minnesota]: 2 to 4 p.m. Historic LeDuc Estate – George Romano will present "Walt Whitman and the Civil War." Walt Whitman is known as one of the greatest American poets of the 19th century and played a role in America's Civil War that made him not just a great poet, but great American. Attendees will hear Whitman's story, remember his poetry and his role in the Civil War. Cost: $3 USD members/ $5 USD non-members. For more information call: 651-552-7548.
Ed Mohrmann	11 Jul 2019 8:37 a.m. PST
Whitman's 'role' in the ACW ??? I was taught (in elementary school in NJ) that he was a volunteer hospital attendant. He died in Camden, NJ, not too far from where I lived as a child. Perhaps he had a greater 'role' ???

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