HARNED/WHITMAN Box 7 Folder 8 Miscellany TRANSCRIPTS Notebooks (94, 95, 100, & 103)[*This notebook is missing Was transcribed by the Auslanders during the time The Whitman papers were in their custody - prior to evacuation of the collection in late 1941 or early 1942. See Shaw report, p10 See facs of 2 pages in Shephard's Walt Whitman Pose, app. p 244 HT*] Black leather note book, gold-tooled. "Walt Whitman, 1862" in gold lettering. Field notes of the war. [*#94*]FLYLEAF return my book to 4/- Walt Whitman Jan '63 Wm. D O'Connor now with 394 D st 4th (.........) 14th st Oreole Washington D, C. W Whitman Portland ave near Wyeth ------------ Soldiers Free Library 407 Fifth street ------------ Washington -- mails close for N.Y. 9.30 am arrive ' 7 a.m. from ' 3.30 pm N.Y. ' 10 am ' 9 " pm ' 6.30 pm ' ------------ Dr. Leman ------------- Wm Swinton care of Gen. Hunt chief of artillery Headquarters Army of the Potomac -------------- Jack Macarty Fort Corcoran co. I 2d N. Y. artillery go out by Georgetown --------------- cars Mad.lle Sophie Favarger 257 -- E. Street cor E & 11th st ---------------- Boarding House 377 13th st Jan 11 PAGE 1 503 Twelfth bet E & F up 3d story. Impossible? Whose mistake? -2- Solomon S.R. Carpenter Washington, Jan I0, '63 x Cody M. Reid saw in Hapgood's office, Jan I0th, '62 Ridgeboro Vt. from Hastings, Barry co. Michigan co. K 3d Michigan ward G armory hospital x Lucania Holmes, Campbello, Plymouth co. Mass John A. Holmes, co. C 29th Mass x David S. Giles co 5 28th N. J. (52) Thos Butterworth, bed no. 2 -- something to read Elisha Beebe bed 3 (blonde lymphatic) Pierre P Hurlburt bed Campbell 4 Irnm.....(?) 5 Henry Thurer bed 62 Ward 6 wants to see a German Lutheran clargyman Henry Horner bed 63 Indiana, Indiana co. Penn. Frederick (Hughes) Huse, private Co. I 35th Mass died in Campbell Hosp. died 5th Jan '63, overdosed by opium pills & laudanum, from an ignorant ward master Joshua Ford, private co. E. Ist Delaware, wardmaster gave him (ingar of) inwardly lead muriate of ammonia, intended for a wash for his feet. Jan 4th '63--3-- PAGE 2 Jan 13, Speak to Penn. ajt [Mr C] Major Gilliland, 15th near Riggs & Co. bank about Richard Gardiner Co1, 100th Pa. sick in hospital (bed 39, Ward 6. Camp H.) his hearing is quite gone -- and he has heart disease -- is a [perfectly fit] case for discharge, and wants to be discharged Jan 13th John Watson, 49, get some apples Llewellyn Woodin (bed 14) sore throat co. E. 145 Penn. wants some candy x bed 15 -- wants an orange 399 9th st. Mr. Howells 334 Penn. av. 3d floor. Mr. Wood bed 59. (Janna) wants some liquorice x 57 wants me to write for his description list PAGE 3 Patent Office Hospital Ward 1 & 2 -- bed 53 James E. Woodmansee ( co. C. 114th N. Y. Rev. Ray Woodmansee Norwich Chenago co. N. Y. 61. Cermp. (something to read [S.F.F.] Saml. F Taries a good book) co. G. 1st Delaware x 27 wants some figs and and a book some cakes ginger--4-- x 25 & 24 wants some horehound candy PAGE 4 John Evans Room 64, 2d flight upstairs 2d auditor's office 17th st. -- Windrs (?) Building John W. Gaskell, co. E 24th N. Y. V. bed 57 weak and prostrated -- W. 6. Camp pulmonary -- sent for his bring him some nice cake sponge cake descriptive list Chester H. Lilly Erysippelas bed 6. Jaundice & ward 6. 145th Penn. Wounded Camp some preserve or jelly, or oranges Armory Hosp. James H. Culver Ward G bed 24 Jan. 21 '63 Co. B. 136 N. Y. gave him 15 cts a young man 20 yrs of age a farmer's son from Livingston Co. N. Y. down with pneumonia, talks in a whisper -- has been sick two months, --one month here -- 7 have died since he has been here -- is pretty weak, sore from lying so much in bed -- [wants] would like some oranges -- his father, since he enlisted has sold his farm, and gone to Jackson co. Michigan -- has applied this morning for a discharge -- a interesting, affectionate, thankful young fellow Lieut. G. W. Whitman D. 51st New York -- Newbern North Carolina--4-- Sturges' Division, Ferrero(s Brigade 9th Army Corps Service in U. S. Senate Chambers by W. H. Chany Sunday 4th 11 a m Smithsonian Institute lecture by Prof Guyot "Matter and the life system -- the idea [character] and relative rank, of the great classes of the vegetable kingdom -- Monday eve, 8 o'clock Jan 5th Boarding House, cor 4 1/2 & E street Mrs Rabbett over the bridge James Ferguson, cor 15th & av. resturant first class -- on steamboat "Young America" Hammicks Abner C. Kinney the firm of Barnes & Co Contractors ...ther in Washington on F. street Clymer 205 Pennsylvania av. Young Men's Christian Association Penn. Av. nearly opposite Mr. Shears or Sheeren Brown's hotel PAGE 6 (clipping listing the hospitals in Washington pasted over this sheet at the top) get Standard Dec 14 Dec 21 Jan 4 Jan 18 Feb. 1 'es-ca-pa-de" (French Dict. prank, frolic, lark, spree) -5- (Eng. Dict irregular motion of ?? horse -- misdemeanor fault Hayter's Ale Cellar Pine street south side half way between Broadway and Nassau I78 -- 4th street -- near 6th av. S. P. Andrews Capt. Edward Shanley (Alanson Fargo) Shyster 9th N. Y. S. Militia Brown's hotel PAGE 7 Richard Hunt, 68 Stanton st. 2d av. car Rebecca Velsor I30 Suffolk st. Robley I8st & 9th av. Gowanus H. Peters, cor Cherry st & Franklin sq. Herman Storms, Pascock p.o. Bergen co. N. J. Noah Hanford Pelham, (Hank) Thos. P. Nichols 69 Carlton av. Wm. Metzler, Tuskilwa, Bureau co, Illinois Mrs. Harriet Erwin (Saml. Erwin) Malone, Franklin co, N. Y. Robertson M. Bryant. Silas S. Soule, Lieut. Ist Colorado Volunteers. Albert Jones (Cack Jones sons) Frank, (Beeswax) Jack Campbell, E. Brooklyn, formerly policeman, now carpenter. George Applegate tallest-- (Dan Applegate Wm. Phillips, large, light comp. met in '56 or '7 in ale house in Myrtle av. near Pearl -- afterward told me he was living out in Jersey, -- belonged to N. 8 engine James (oldest) and John Rose. ('57) Classon av. John Shoothoff, policeman, (blonde) Fulton st.-6- Charles Held, Felix McClusky (from California -- red hair) Wm Culver, boy in bath, aged I8 ( gone to California '56. Tom Egbert, conductor Myrtle av. open neck, sailor looking Robert (Dad.) 23d st. Edmund Bryant elder ' sons of Dr. Bryant ' Melville " ' Northport, L. I. ' Charles Quail, policeman N. Y. David Stewart, No. I2 E. Brooklyn Abe Debevise (?) (Dave Ackerman (bones Broadway & 42d) Ike " Johnny Nevin Mike Butter, stone cutter, Kent av. Martin Evans ' (George Wright ' plaster Norris " ' ' Martha, in Burrough's saloon Sam, (young fellow I met at Dominick Colgan's¨ plumber) Tom Lambert, tall, mason, black-eyed David Barnet (elder) Sam " younger Elisha, Bill, & Dave Jones, (4th av.) Elias B. Pierson ' sailor ' John " ' gone soldiering ' PAGE 8 Franklin Sivall (Oct '62) driving on 8th st. R. P. Cooke M. D. (Dentist) Elliot Carpenter Albert Brisbane Mike Morrow Henry Nelson Hannah Ike, (boy in Myrtle av. gray eyes light comp. Sam Bonnard -- (Frank Bonnard)-7- Mrs Walton, Dean cor. Hoyt. Mrs Rose 95 Prince John J. Irwin, (Lieut.) (died in Florida, poor boy.) aged 23 Rob. Cooper, 41 Troy. Mike Lawn Pete " 23d st Aristides 5th av. Mrs. Case 54 Greenwich st. 3d floor (Nov '62 now in France Jack Abbott Houghton (Boston) tall, was with show, in Boston Mrs. Bond, 70 west 14th st. near 6th av. Hines, 174 I0th av. bet. 21st & 22d st. S.P. Andrews, 178 4th st near 6th av. Aunt Phebe Pintard, 30 New Canal st 2d floor Eliza W. Farnham Nov. '62, now in New York, having returned again from California Mr. & Mrs. Fitz, 237 [(or 438)] 5th st. between av. B. &. C. (name on the door) J. Talbot, Clymer st. 5th house from Lee av. Mrs. Butt, 54 Market st. Lieut George Porter ( late co. E. 5ist N.Y.) 232 Water st. lantern manufactuary Sol McElroy 171 near Spratt's bakery PAGE 9 Dec 17th '62 John Carpenter Delevan House cor. 9th st & Pennsylvania av. Dec. 16 '62 Mrs. Fuller cor. 183 Fulton av. Brooklyn Dec 17 Fuller, Hall's farm Cavalry camp over the river from Washington-8- Mr. Wall M.C. 248 F street Major Hapgood U.S. Paymaster corner 15th st & F street north 5th floor Dr. Chas. P. Russell U.S. Army 11th infantry, Sykes Division Mrs Kirkwood (boarding) cor. of F & 12th street Washington PAGE 10 Henry D Boardman Co. B. 7th Conn Vol Northford 7 miles young man from Conn (near New Haven) bed 25 W 6 Camp H wants a rice pudding milky & not very sweet Mrs Susan A. Voorhees, Metuchen, Middlesex co. N. Y. David S. Giles, co F 28th N. J. V. bed 52 W.6 -- wants an apple bed -- 52 wants me to see about his young man brother John Giles Serg't Major some 28th N. J. Vol. now in hospital in Wash come Christmas day PAGE 11 4 Acorn Sunday May 25th '62 -- Fort Hamilton William Wylie Co. E 5th (Jackson) Artillery sentry -- at the south gate of the Fort -- talk &c in the evening -- English lad 23 yr's old Mark Ward -- young fellow on fort Greene -- talk -9- from I0 to I2 -- May 23d -- '62 John Sweeter -- tall, well-tann'd, and born in New Jersey -- driver ' 40 4th av. May 27 '62 -- was a boy in Philadelphia riots of '44 (Ang I9 4 drives 23) Dan'I Spencer ( Spencer pere, 2I4 44th st & 59 William somewhat feminine -- 5th av. (44) gone in (May 29th) -- told me he had never been in 2d N. Y. a fight -- and did not drink at all slept with Lt Artillery -- deserted, returned to it me Sept 3d east side Dr. Hogan, Drug store, in Centre street just [west] south of Leonard -- Thos Gray good looking young Scotchman elegantly dress'd -- does the tricks cutting his finger &c -- at Pfaff's & Raffeley's May, June, July, I862 Chas Kingsley, ( young man, upper class at Pfaff's &c -- fond of training for boat- racing &c. June, July I862 Dr. Wm. Lamont Wheeler surgeon U. S. N. -- met at Pfaff's June '62, with Charles Kingsley -- dammed shyster PAGE I2 Robert Paterson, No I0, 23d st 37 years old [Wm] Miller 8th st (has powder slightly in his face.) Harry (the old fellow, starter, Madison av. & 40th street) Sunday evening July 6th '62 William Mead, 36 or 7 -- on Fort Greene-10- Said he was at Huntington in 1838, when I printed the Long Islander there -- -- is now a book canvasser, for Thomas Pelham, Hamp's brother -- thinks there must be 60,000 Peterson's and Godey's magazines taken in New York City -- -- talked about canvassing -- Huntington &c -- Ezra Brown -- Bradford Platt &c May-June-July- '62 Dick Sullivan -- No I -- 8th st & Broadway afternoon July 3d, in front of Hospital, Broadway Aaron B. Cohn -- talk with -- he was from Fort Edward Institute -- appears to be 19 years old -- fresh and affe ctionate young man -- spoke much of a young man named Gilbert L. Bill (of Lyme, Connecticut) who thought deeply about Leaves of Grass, and wished to see me. PAGE 13 George Martin [*ler?*] (April 29 -- driving No. 8 large-nosed, tallish fellow -- Western on 4th av. Is from Ohio -- has traveled with a show as "candy butcher" James Willis (tall, talks sort of spasmodically April [2] 29 -- driving No I 4th av -- is a carman or trackman -- first appearance as a driver) Phineas (on 23d st 37 -- is from New Jersey -- brown faced. Willard Mead -- (April drives 25 4th av. quiet, and serious looking.). July 4, gone to Newbern -II- Victor Smith (Evening June 30, '62 Met a man who introduced himself to me as Victor Smith -- in the government employ on the Pacific Coast northern Oregon, as collector &c there -- he and wife thought very much of L of G -- said it had made a disturbance between her & her sisters, &c. Said that Mr. Chase (Secretary of Treasury) one evening, seeing the book on the centre table said "How is it possible you can have this nasty book here?" -- &c &c Met him in Washington is al light house agent Pugets Sound Elijah Tompkins June '62 Joined 2d N.Y artillery Deserted arrested in Brooklyn '64 I304 Broadway PAGE I4 July 7th '62 Henry Kelly, Madison Avenue, about 24, born in Laurence, Mass. father Irish, mother English, has worked about the Laurence factories -- had a brother and sister in Pemberton Mill when it fell -- has travel'd some time south and west with Dan Rise's show -- -- florid face -- manner fresh and direct -- (I notice a few gray hairs) -- semms to be inclined to join the army -- rode all the way to Wall st and back to Howard (July 10 -- talk about the mishaps &c of a showman's life south & north -I2- Charles Winthrop xxxxx Morse (45 5th av) July. '62 -- Yankee, says he has a farm, and is working to get money for it &c James L. Metcalf is appointed in the 5th precinct. July 7th '62 Frank Sweesey, (July 8th '62) brown face, large features, black mustache (is the one I told the whole story to about Ellen Eyre) -- talks very little Pell, young man, American, introduced by Chas. Kingsley, at 6th st. lager bier house, night July 8th '62 Issac Bennett, deck hand, ferry, square built young fellow, black mustache & imperial July 10. '62 PAGE I5 John Wattles -- young man on ferry boat goes to Baily Velsors, in N. J. Life of M. Angelo Buonarotti vol. I -- page 23I. for medallion of (Leonardo da Vinci) for my pattern for my picture for medallion Omnibusses -- first, in London, I829 " " N. Y. I830 "Small is my theme -- yet has[t] it the sweep of the universe -- -13- Elliot Worth 450 Water street left side, saw mill PAGE 16 William Cochran, (July 11th) 5th av. is aged 30, was born in Nova Scotia, lived there till 16 -- went to Boston, was clerk & c -- made some money -- married -- went back to Nova Scotia -- went into business -- lost all -- has a family of wife & two children -- middling sized -- clean shaved (Aug '64 is sup't coaches at Astor House) THE LIBRARY OF CONCRESS July 12 '62 John Myers (Whitey) 6th av. -- white hair and complexion -- brother of Dan Myers -- John tells me he has lately been very sick with measles & c -- Campbell McEwen, (July 18, '62) fireman Fulton ferry -- Scotch by birth Sunday night July 20. on Fort Greene Mark Graynor, young, 5ft 7in, black moustache, plumber -- has lived west --travel'd West Indies, & c Hazard -- (or Hazell) -- Yankee, with full beard, very smart -- quite a great traveler -- especially west and south, and in the West Indies -- -- has had much to do in railroad building -- South & in Cuba & c -- says that shite men can labor [li] as well as blacks, or better, in the tropics PAGE 17 Dr Roosa 67 East 23d street -14- Geo. H. Hall artist has lived some time in Spain up three flights of stairs 650 Broadway Gilbert L. Bill (Aug. has gone to study in the Albany Law school Lyme Ct. Aaron B. Cohn 23 Park Row New York *Talk with Aaron Cohn July 3d, in front of the Hospital -- his acc't of Gilbert Bill (at Fort Edward Institute) -- of his being a general favorite & c THE LIBRARTY OF CONGRESS PAGE 18 July 22, '62 George Myers, deck hand, Nassau, with Baulser's crew young, medium size, brown -- brother of John Myers. Bill White's engineer -- deserted from 14th -- was arrested -- Sept 19th has deserted again Fred Vayghn [812 Greenwich] 1393 Broadway Hugo Oscar Fritsch 10 west 14th Jonathan Carpenter, 25 4th av. July 24 '62 countrified, 24, red face, smallish sized Charles Tyrrel, (alias George Peters) July 30 -- Madison av. has parents on Staten Island -- 25 or thereabouts -- light complexion Charles xxxxxxxxx Aug3d. young man walked -15- up with late Sautrday night from Fulton ferryt to cor. Portland -- had lately joined No. 3 in Henry st. as fireman -- is in Collani's china store in Broadway PAGE 19 Omnibus in Paris Talk with Dr. & Chas Chauncey Sunday Tickets -- which give you a seat Horses are stallions -- mostly gray fare inside [are] is 6cts outside 3 omnibusses are larger asphaltum pavements ----------- THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS In Phil & Boston nearly all cars -------- Omnibusses were first introduced in Paris in 1825 -- and gradually into the cities of Europe -- and into great Britain and America In London first -- 1829 In New York first -- 1830 PAGE 20 July 25 '62 (erased) Thaddeus Dwyer, 29. 4th av. Aug 11th '62 -- John Macready (Nicaragua Jack) Aug 16 '62 -- with wound in his forehead -- red shirt -- yellow hair's) -- has been in ship of war Nicarague -- two slave voyages -- 2d one was taken and thrown into Moro Castle, Havana, 7 months -- New York boy born -- 28 years old -- join'd 2d N Y artillery -- William Robertson, Brooklyn lad (socratic nose) Aug I6 -- driving on 23d st -- is going to enlist -- said he would enlist with me in two minutes -- has enlisted in 2d N. Y. artillery Merriam -- (Aug I6th) at Pfaff's -- young man was with John Brown -- strong abolitionist of course -- black eyed, (with a cast) --pale -- makes a good impression on me Mr. Deming. (lawyer, I Park Place -- ) his mother is a Whitman in R. I. (has joined the army Oct '62) Joseph Perry, (Aug. I9 '62) No. II. 23d st. 2I yr's old -- thinnish, rather tallish -- always cheerful and laughing -- father killed by accident coupling railroad cars -- has 3 younger brothers & mother M --Deserted X Theodore Carr Capt. Dawson's Co. Monitors Co. C. Col Conks I39th Reg. N. Y. Vol -- met left on For Greene forenoon Aug. 28 -- and Sept came to the house with me -- is from IIth Greene County Greenville I5 miles from Coxsackic '62 (first three names and addresses erased) Mr. Percy's baths 482 Broadway -- nearly opposite St. Nicholas Dr. Roosa 67 East 23d Dr. Watson II7 I0th ? '62 Joh M'Cabe No 3 5th av. (has been in the Crimean war -- Irish legends and wraith stories, &c. Sept. '62 -- ride night Oct. 24th. -I7- Tom English, has been some at sea, married young, has three children living -- good looking, 24 yr's -- No. 3 Knick- erbocker. Sept. '62 ? Tom Kinney, Sept. 6 '62. No 3, 4th av. from Philadelphia Aleck Richmond -- Sept 8 '62 -- late at night coming up Fulton st. Brooklyn -- long talk and walk to cor. Myrtle & Bridge -- brother of Lieut. Duncan Richmond -- (Dunc) night of James Sloan (Sept I8 '62) 23d year of age -- born and always lived in N. Y. is an only son -- lives with his mother and two young sisters -- plain homely, American -- No 7 on 23d street -- has driven cart and hack -- William Talbot -- harsh-faced -- friend of Eric -- Sept I7 '62 -- I4th st -- told me of Eric's death -- Alanson Fargo (Eric) Sept I7th '62 heard of his death -- was shot on Pope's retreat, I5 days since, -- Co E. 9th New York -- was left on the field, supposed to be mortally wounded. Later -- A Mistake -- Alanson Fargo is living saw Eric at Culpepper he came home safe Oct '64 Va Joseph Cornell, I5, 7th av (306) -- smallish, married, friend of Eric's -- (the night, Sept I8th '62, I rode down and up with him, and we talked of Eric's death -- I left him at Amity st ) William Giggee, Sept I8th '62. I heard -I8- of poor Bill's death -- he was shot on Pope's retreat -- Arthur took him in his arms, and he died in about an hour and a half -- -- Arthur buried him himself -- he dug his grave Omnibuses Paris horses are stallions -- gray stages larger -- set lower seats partitioned off -- 4 of them Conductor at door -- drest in blue with visor cap stands on step behind -- no doors -- fare in benches seats outside six sous driver in his sailors hat driver only attends to horses and driving each side 6 seats on top -- has altog I2 seats altogether fare on top 3 sous -- you are allowed to smoke William Ross, I8 Kinckerbocker, Sept '62. born and brought up on a farm in New Jersey black-eyed, young john Evans ' Brooklyn boys. Evans was ' Charles Denike ' in the drum corps I3th ' looks like Ed. Spencer ' Reg't -- Denike in the met on ' Fort Greene ' 48th Col. Perry, at Port ' ' Royal -- Sept. '62, on ' Fort Greene -I9- Thos. Evans, was 2 years at sea, went to Calcutta James Doyle, plumpish young fellow, always smiling, (Madison avenue ) (hardly and chin) coarse pleasing smiling round face ride Oct. 3 '62, night William Henry Clarke, lad of I5, Scotch by birth, is leaning to Sept 29, on be an organist, father Fort Greene a printer -- lives in Washington st. Brooklyn Vincent Reynolds (Cockney) 20 4th av. round, Nov. I0th '62 plump, red-haired, was from Gloucester, England You go to bureaux des omnibus-- a man there gives you a numbered check, entitling you to the seat of that number you dont pay for the tickets, when you buy them -- you pay the driver perfect system of transfer, so that you pass anywhere over Paris all the omnibusses in Paris are owned by one grand company routes are as long as ours -- -20- John H. Stevena young man married Sept 30 from W. Virginia -- For Greene mason -- light complexion Thomas Cummings aged about 34 -- smallish sized Sept 30 '62 brown beard (Gen. Kearney fashion) 32 Madison av went to see when about 2I, as a whaler, deserted at Valparaiso-- -- has a wife and children David Burver rodman for Jeff. has been Oct I '62 army 3 mos. with the 47th in Baltimore. American stock -- tall and slender Jarvis Abrams -- new deck hand on Fulton Sept. 30 '62 ferry, with Jo Baulsir's crew John McMelly young man, drunk, walk'd night Oct 7 up Fulton & High st. home works in Brooklyn flour mills had been with some friends return'd from the war Cornelius Van Winkle I7, 5th, blondish sandy Nov. 62 is from Bergen N. J. married, no children. -- when they get full they put-up p change the white board to "complet", which ---------------- Charles W. Chauncey George M Van Tassell Wm N Field-2I- Schenectady U. C. New York Charles W. Chauncey 23 Lafayette Place Joseph Le Charlier No 8 8th st. of French Oct 2 family, father a Col. in France under '62 Louis Philippe, mother with some fortune 26 yrs old -- parents in N. J. -- night Oct 7 George Wright 45 5th av. tallish, thinnish, brunette, Oct. '62 -- black moustache &c -- oily, labial way of talking Jacob Morris, No 4. 23d st. born and raised near Sept 4 Long Branch, N. J. been on a farm Oct '62 and on the steamboat "Highland Light" Nov. 27 -- rode two trips -- Thanksgiving night Peter Calhoun, aged 26 or 7 23, born in Rome, Oct. I0 '62 N. y. worked on canal 3 years -- his affair with the woman in Brooklyn and N. Y. -- my ride 3I 40 with him a trip and more at night -- 35 5th av has one brother younger, larger, works on the river -- Pete told me of his taking the $I00 from home -- also of David Helpers care of him when he had the bad disorder David Wilson -- night of Oct. II '62, walking up from Middagh -- slept with me -- works in blacksmith shop in Navy Yard -- lives in Hampden st. -- walks together Sunday afternoon & night -- is about I9 John Wattles -- (also his sister -- at night, late, stopt Nov. '62 at corner by Fulton ferry, in the rain (Baily Van Velsor, at Newark -- he married a widow who has two or three children)-22- William Vreeland -- Oct. I3 '62 -- 23d st now -- was teamster down on the Peninsula &c -- mother on a farm in New Brunswick N. J. -- night Oct I3 took a mug of beer together in the House of Lords Thursday evening April I7th '62 The hour or two with Henry W. Moore, evening in Broadway, walking up -- and in Bleecker street. -- the brief I5 minutes, night July I8th '62, from Houston st. up from a five blocks through Bleecker street John Gilchrist, Myrtle av. car, (was on the Oct. I6 (Sands st. car and has now returned to Myrtle -- unmarried, boards opposite stable 5th av. James Myers, fat, lymphatic & rosy 5th av. boards at same place with Pete Calhoun Patrick McMakin "Johnny Graball" 5th av. Oct '62 6 children 2I Milton Acheman 5th av. born and raised in Ohio, grandfather Nov. 8 '62 one of the first settlers west -- Philip ? tallish, black-eyed brownish sharp-faced, Nov. 8 '62 with a suspicion of squint in his on Broadway eyes -- reckless -- (had a bout with Hughey I rode up to 35th st. Smith 2 years ago James Gillen, policeman Fulton ferry N. Y. Nov. I4th ' 62 smallish, round faced Mr. Marsh (red haired) "Doc" or Doctor -- the one Oct. I3 I had the drink with in the Howe House with Ross Wallace -23- Gwoeey Gooeey John Gueey, 84 Broadway -- 20 yrs of age -- little fellow, very youthful -- born and raised in Troy, N. Y. worked there as hackman &c. Oct 22, rode with him I4 6th av. -- does not board home Neil M McBride -- young Irishman I met at the corner of Raymond & Myrtle av. hatter in Prentiss Oct I5 '62 60 miles west of Albany Horace Ostrander 24 4th av. from Otsego Co. was Oct. 22 '62 ( in the hospital to see Chas. Green) about 28 yr's of age -- about I855 went on voyage to Liverpool -- his experiences as a green hand (Nov. 22 I6 4th av.) slept with him Dec. 4th '62 Frederick Goodall, English, in the dry goods, ( was the man that told me I was at a "social", in 27th st. George (Beauregard) Oct 2I 5th av. formerly 4th av. James Nelson, 34 4th av. was at seas Sandwich islands Oct 2I &c -- father an old whaleman David Smith, Oct. 24. 5th ac. tall, pink & white complexion, was on the canal -- (is the one who was asleep on 5th av. by I4th st.) George Nanck aged 23, blonde and boyish, German Nov. I9. '62 parentage, picture-frame maker, step lives home, east side, has a mother, drove on Bowery & Grand -- has been three months down in Port Royal Charles (erased) I greet with love each field and grove, (not in W.W.'s hand) And thou, blue, billowy Sea I love, Lifegiving light, in depth and height, Thou, heavenly sun, art my delight.-24- But more than all earths fair array, More than the blue waves dancing play, Love I, The dancing light of heavenly rest, Within a trembling human breast. Charles Brunel, I3 23d st. Dec. '62 ? (Burns) Lawrence Ward, went to S. S. Nov. I8th '62, for passing bad money -- (is from Rome, N. Y. ) was liberated Nov. '64 -- heard that he asked specially about me Edward Payne, 5th av, aged 24, youthful, hectic, Nov. 20 '62 drives 44. born in New York Charles Gryer, Irish, 7th av. sleepy manner and Nov. 20 '62 countenance Henry Dilks lad, very blonde, (spoke to me at corner Nov. 20 '62 of Wall & South st. said he was introduced by Charley Denike on the hill Louis Herring, painter, &c. (was out in the I3th) Nov. '62 (East Brooklyn) James McOwen Irish, Broadway & 42d st. talk Nov 22 '62 about the drivers & $2 a dar -- and being more square & respectable James Bland smallish, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov '62 -- came on to get work -- (tight) stopping at Lyman's, Park av. George Sanburn large, sanguine temp. -- on 5th av; was Nov. 24 '62 in Charleston 5 months in the rebel service, transportation dept. ? Frank Mettern smallish, blond, 3I 4th av. was in THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-25- William Leslie, now on Madison, lately Knickerbocker Nov. 25 '62 -- smallish size -- still -- blonde, with moustache -- illness in throat Thomas Wright Myrtle av. friend of Geroge's -- Brooklyn police sergeant -- 9th ward James Sweeney (Sweeney 23d st that broke his arm) married Johnny Myers Dutch, sandy, light blue eyes 23d st. Jonathan B. Luffkin fat, black-eyed, black moustache Nov. '62 and beard -- Yankee 23d st. Chris 964 his dispute with Timson the Madison av broker Barney Riley stout, plump Irish boy Nov. '62 (Amity st. 7th av ) (erased and written over) J Bowery Junction Bowery . . . . . . . Catherine & Division streets great tides of humanity crossing each other -- the ears jangling bells of the cars--- the rumbling of ................................omnibusses the jam and noise of carts and huckster wagons &c -- an occasional -- ..... handsome red-colored ................. .............. & Harlem cars drawing to it, bouncing along from Chatham Frank[*THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS*] -26- Chatham Square up to Bowery theatre ........................ like great dropping banners fine Kearney & Gregg carpet store Close & Ball cloths store -------------------------------------- ? Charles (Jenkins) I9 7th av. from Boston, has been Nov. '62 in California, New Orleans, &c. full sized young man, brunette, Yankee pronunciation Peter Burdette Patrick, 7th av. ( always asks me about going up to 33d st Courtland Gridley, formerly 5th av. Nov. I (Dec '62) 7th av/ Lewis Calhoun (Pete's brother) we went to the theatre, Niblo's, Dec 6, '62 John Koon, Myrtle av car II3 ? Edward Evans (2I) 23d st. -- sharp features, black Dec '62 moustache & imperial Lewis Seaman, (Union Ferry) his daughter married Ira Smith James Byod -- Union ferry (lives in Hudson av.) engineer I believe South ferry John Loon, 33 years old, fish market Fulton Market Aug 26 '64 Cornelius Kettletas (gave change of $2 for $20 bill 4th av. born on Staten Island, [parents] father died early, was in stores & shipping office in N. Y.-27- -- married, went to Montgomery Ala kept a restaurant -- war broke out came home PAGE 34 Will W Wallace Cort I00th P.V. G O White Uncalf 475 -- I3th st Washington D C R H Lee 2 Lieut I6th N. Y. Battery Camp Barry -- D. C, Cha. E. Collins 475 I3th St -- PAGE 35 (erased and over-written) U S (?) County hotels Warden House New England Hotel [*THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS*] Held's Hotel between Barnard streets and canal ...........(?) about above Bowery -- the hotel Taft sports of the east side of the city German places -- the "Town Halle" -- The Branch adjoining Bowery theatre reminiscence of the time John Hyer whipt (Gillie?) (Not erased) Corp. John J. Taylor, co. F. I22d Penn.-88- Mt. Pleasant Hospital Tent I2 Davis S. Giles, 52 Campbell Hospital (orange jelly) Janus Mafield 59 the Va. Vol 2 oranges PAGE 36 Helen B. Worthing from New Bedford [*THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS*] Jan 21 — fine young girl, acting as nurse in Ward G. Armory Hospital -- she gave me her name as above -- -- tells me she has been acting as nurse Vc. for the past five months -- her care, gentleness, and fitness, and marked superiority and magnetism, imprest me much. -- but she tells me she is sent for to go home, to New Bedford and must soon go -- Armory Jarvis Spaulding wants an Ward G. bed co. F: I42d N. Y. orange 7 from Oswego C. severe typhoid fever -- very low -- quite lethargic, needs to be roused PAGE 37 --theatre (Erased, part cut off) Apollo summer garten opposite Bowery theatre Crooks eating saloon ( white as snow-29- Citizen's bank reserve corner Ernest good street building and gents & Otto Ernest's furnishing store on the other corner Mrs Parnes writ school Canal street crosses here now widened from its ancient proportions and paved with the Dutch pavement PAGE 38 (blank) PAGE 39 fine building The Baldwins 5 (double door?) Clothing store 72 then the fine building Bowery Theatre E. Eddy Day the Man of Destiny [*THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS*] --------- through the saloons good many Jews in Bowery Anderson 99 makes a great show also Anderson I03 (between Hester & Grand lots of carpet stores II0 frame store picture altogether frame PAGE 40 August II '64 Mother was telling me at dinner today, how glad she was when peace was declared, after the war of I8I2&c. She said her--30-- father told them he hoped they never would be compelled to see the horrors of war, as he had seen them in the Revolution. Mother's brothers were in the army at Brooklyn in 1812. She told me that her father came down to visit the & bring them some things, & she came with him. The PAGE 41 camp must have been somewhere in the neighbor hood of what is now Washington Park (Erased from here on) a good many poor buildings especially in the neighborhood of Grand street -- they (bring) (?) (bundles with food ?) piled in the doorways, or (hallways?) -- but the buildings are poor & shabby ------------ The Bowery Savings Banks 128 and 130 Bowery, is a with its brown freestone facade is one of the finest buildings in New York ------------- hotels Westchester House corner of Brown street Westchester Exchange opposite-31- lager-beer places in Bowery not so thick as formerly -- as many of them greates are not far up town PAGE 42 (blank) PAGE 43 The Bowery is best fitted for cars of any street in the city ------- in some bakers wondows the dark brown German bread others "servants wanted" ------- along in the cellars great display of Dutch and other cheap caps ------- others -- in the polished glass windows crowded displays of new and second hand jewelry and watches -- pistols curiosities, banjos fiddles pawnbrokers shops PAGE 44 (blank) PAGE 45 Lindenmuller's Halle 201 Bowery -- large -- lager beer PAGE 46 (blank) PAGE 47 S. Ward 8 Dr Hogan Case of [empymea] empyemia of the Forsner, the Garman ------Dining room first-32- Ward 12 case of the boy in German in Forsyth street Grocery -- from improper and deficient nutrition soldiers -- wolverine paralysis cases --------- ---- in a hospital occur the most pronounced cases -- the romance of surgery & medicine PAGE 48 (blank) PAGE 49 Delerium Tremens robust, brown sailor seven days ashore -- monkeys after him dogs biting him -- men & women beating him ----- man in the room imagining lady with glass of brandy ----- a [lady] young lady who comes here, she brings the illustrated papers -- handsome young women gliding in and out like an angel PAGE 50 (blank) PAGE 51 North House Enfan Perdu -- case of young man, ankle,-33- Volunteers particularly Dr. McKee, under Dr Hogan & Dr. Mckee lately House Physician to the N. Y. Hospital Dr. M. K. Hogan House Physician to the N. Y. Hosp. Dr's Smith & Baken Assistants Mention Dr North & Catten as House Surgeons PAGE 52 Armory Hosp. Henry L. Mitchell, 5 Conn. Ward G. bed 8 Vol wounded in leg -- aged I9 has been five mos in prison in Richmond -- his description of prison life in R. -- was claimed as a deserter from an Alabama reg't and came very near being shot -- the Col. of the 5th Conn. was meantime PAGE 53 [March] April 3d now 307 altogether averages 350 ---- volunteers -- 70 or 80 Death in the Hospital from -- standing up on the table -- young man physician -- [*THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS*]-34- fracture of vertebrae accidents take on epidemic form -- that is if there is one case of concussion in the brain, there come three of four more -- Crimes the same -- PAGE 54 Armory Hospital Ward g. bed 32 John Reichart co I, I28th Penn (fever & bronchitis) from [Reding] Reading, Pa only 17 -- a handsome boy, looking like a girl -- [hot] flesh burning hot -- a couple of oranges PAGE 55 Mention Mrs Mack the dining rooms the double iron stairs in South Building, for safety from fire by Dr Thomas Markoe operation [by Dr Stevens] much improved last Friday Symes operation, performed by Dr. Stevens in the theatre, last Friday foot of soldier wounded at Bull Runn taken off--- bone of the foot amputated, while the-35- flap of the heel brought around so as to make a cushion to walk upon -- successful (over PAGE 56 (blank) PAGE 57[6] formerly they would have cut it off, on the upper third -- [but] [now] or at most, a little lower down, lea Change in Hospital Juniors -- on Medical side Dr. Barker on 2d surgical side Dr. Jenkins on 1st surgical Dr. Foster House Surgeon 1st surgical Divisions Dr. Alfred North Dr. Cutter 2d surgical in place of Dr. Little PAGE 58 (blank) PAGE 59 Soldiers arrangements have been made to receive 300 U. S. soldiers, soon to arrive Dislocation of the jaw a poor woman came to the hospital with a double [of]Transcript of Notebook B Notebook: Walt Whitman (Circa 1862) #95 Small paper-covered notebook, lacking front cover. Pencil; much blurred.[*1*] PAGE 1 William Griggee Company E. 1st Regiment New York Volunteers, Camp Butler Newport News Virginia ....... ......... (Rankin?) Power hotel Park Row opposite Astor House PAGE 2 (blank) PAGE 3 The Am (?) public purpose The great distinctive aim of object orbit modernity (?0 The part (which an American?) plays in The distinctive purpose [of] of America [is for] is to reduce government (to?) its minimum and to make [immense Deme] masses of [superior] individuals the (lasting?) .... and .... All advantages, (all?) .... (basic) collisions, [by] false and curious ways, with that result -- for [so] the current is set and all that seems (terrible striving?)-2- is but................. that................(but?) PAGE 4 (blank) PAGE 5 Through Individuality I celebrate the whole man with all his varied parts animal, mental and spiritual _______ America The modern spirit Democracy Friendship to all nations Spirituality _______ PAGE 6 (blank) PAGE 7 A Poem of the deaths of grand and lofty spirited men -- pick out all the words that embody the ideas of a life of generosity activity eagerness faith _____ and then the words of disappointment3 dismay ingratitude non-recognition ----- a long list of sorrowful melancholy funeral words see next page PAGE 8 (blank) PAGE 9 SIng the death of Kepler (Columbus __Cervantes _____John Brown _______Burns--Columbus pages 207-8-9-I0-II _____ vol I Ticknor in 1506 Columbus died at Valladolid, a disappointed broken-hearted old man--hardly comprehending what he had done for mankind and still less the glory and honor that through all future generations awaited his name ***** But the mantle of his devout and heroic spirit fell on none of his successors*** -------- Columbus was a grander man by far than I think --his (spiritual?) vision4 wrote with unsurpassed dignity..... and command--had the loftiest spirit PAGE 10 (blank) PAGE 11 the woman who works at making "hearts ease" flowers and wears out her life -- (Mullen's story) ------ Miss Kate Barnum Columbus Franklin Co Ohio PAGE 12 (blank) PAGE 13 poem Wreck of the but what ship were these the edifice burnt to the ? down man--the the tree decaying woman -- the? wrecked? consumed? walking in Broadway -- Jan 9 '62 saw the old woman either insane or drunk, wretchedly drest, affectedly -5- promenading the sidewalk PAGE I4 seething and bubbly (yellow?) PAGE I5 A few [of the] malignants left with extract from the "Brooklyn Eagle" ---- [as a general We cordially join] opinion These is a good feeling prevalent that [it] now that the Free States are unanimus, there should be a general amnesty and no casting up of old grudges and twitting on [old] previous shortcomings But there are a few malignants yet left at the North. They shelter themselves under the real spirit of toleration which has existed too long here to be rubbed out in a hurry. What PAGE I6 (blank) PAGE I7 shall be done with them? Canada to the Rescue hold on a little while yet Canada -- but we may want you if you wish to come-6- But while represents the trade and finance The London Times does it not represent the moral [and] religious, and ? capital of the British Empire. This is the capital that [settles] decides ? at last -- for it is a perennial force PAGE 18 (blank) PAGE 19 American Continental Freedom [The blood shed in Baltimore] the grandeur of the (impure?) masses of material is such a city as New York PAGE 20 (blank) PAGE 21 (blank) PAGE 22 (blank) PAGE 23 Make a leaf of grass out of the hemp; the rope-walk, and making rope of hemp [in] the rope-maker with-7- the hemp bound around his waist -- PAGE 24 John Crowell 94 Gold st ---------- "Homer & the Homeric Age" by Gladstone the English statesman have it at the Astor Library English edition $15 PAGE 25 Silver brothers on the blue, your immortal spangles shine -- ---------------- the snow-cake at Nantucket (Mr Clapp's story) PAGE 26 (blank) PAGE 27 (blank) PAGE 28 An old Brooklyn Landmark going a glance at the Old [Brooklyn] Military Garden Before [the it is torn] [down and] vanishes, to make room for the New Court House.-8- PAGE 29 Col Greene --- 18 10 - 11 --------- (jew'lly?) 1830 -------- took him at Old Eagle Tavern ---------- Masonic lodges -------- must have been built in 1830 Ralph Malbone over the way grocer Saul Doxsey kept in 1879 ------ east side, between Nassau and Concord Washington Garden where the old theatre kept by Biddy Stevenson --------- Another garden opposite ------- Brower Mt Pleasant ----------- Mt Pleasant ----- another PAGE 30 (blank) PAGE 31 Black Horse garden junction of De Kalb ave election days -- town meeting.-9- Remsen farm 40 years ago? 40 an acre Mortgage to State -- 20 up to City Hall and 20 down to the river Joralemon and Pierrepont property yellow house used as Hessian hospital PAGE 32 (blank) PAGE 33 (blank) PAGE 34 (blank) PAGE 35 (blank) PAGE 36 Robertson M. Bryant Harriet Erwin Malone Franklin Co. N. Y. Geo. W. Carleton 130 Grand st PAGE 37 Two Words to Maryland We have two words-10- to say to Maryland $14,000 Elevator U. S. Warehouse Co Incorporated Co. have power to issue bonds as certificates Contemplate new house at Fulton ferry next spring PAGE 38 (blank) PAGE 39 I do not chant in my poems the divinity of the brain and spirit of a man only, but the divinity of the animal PAGES 40-47 (blank) PAGE 48 Brown 57 (Jenson?) I42 -- 46th bet 7th & 8th Av. Dr (Ruggles?) Mr Steward "Land of Burns" 37 Park Place or Park RowThis is [????] "L" & it is here. - Very small hospital notebook No cover Dated July 22, 1863 #100PAGE 1 Absalom Swanger bed 22 ward D shot right arm very sick some preserve ---- Oscar Wilbur PAGES 2, 3, 4, (blank) PAGE 5 ward E bed 5 Erastus Haskell co K 141st N. Y. rank musician typhoid fever ---- father Samuel Haskell Breesport Chemin Co N. Y. PAGE 6 (blank) PAGE 7 I visited him from the time he was brought in the hospital -- he told me he had been sick off & on for several months -- had a fife lying on the bed PAGE 8 (blank)-9- PAGE 9 July 22d, '63 Wark K bed 47 Oscar F. Wilber co G 154th N. Y. talk with him July 22d '63 afternoon --asked me to read a chapter in the New Testament -- I complied asking him what "make your own choice" said he. I opened at the close of one the [parts] books of the evangelists in the first part testament PAGE 10 (blank) PAGE 11 describing the latter hours & crucifixion of Christ -- he asked me to read the following chapter how he rose again. It pleased him very much, the tears were in his eyes -- asked me if I [was] "enjoyed religion" -- I [told him] said [no], probably not my dear, in the way PAGE 12 (blank) PAGE 13 you mean" -- he said that it was-I0- his main reliance, he smiles sweetly said he did not fear death -- I said Why Oscar dont you think you will get well" He said I may but it is not probable -- he then told me PAGE I4 (blank) PAGE I5 his condition -- his wound was very bad, it discharged much -- he had also for quite a long time diarihea altogether prostrating him -- he behaved very manly calm & sweet, spoke slow & low, had large fine eyes very eloquent ____ mother Mrs. Sally D Wilber Alleghany P O Cattaragus Co N Y[*x Transcript of Notebook K*] Small hospital notebook Covers missing; badly blurred Battlefield Notes (1863-1864) [*#103*]PAGE 1 Baily D. Dawn co G 18 Mass ward C bed 19 wound in left leg calf torn away by solid shot PAGE 2 Vest Sh.....k 448 13th st Chas W Slack [Assistant Collector] [Cashier] U S Custom House Boston Mass PAGE 3 bed 34 Ward B Albina H Carter co E 6th Maine g s w lft knee piles bad he gave me the marble book father Robert Carter 2d Blue Hill Maine Dan'l J O'Neil Co A 7th Mass Fall River Bristol co Mass g s w lft hip PAGE 4 J P Kirkwood 44 Union square New York City2 Thos B Neat headquarters Gen Kilpatrick's 3d division Cavalry corps via Washnigton D C PAGE 5 ward A bed 4 Chas H Clouden II9th Penn Wife Eliza Clouden 472 North 2d st Philadelphia try some jelly ------- Dr. Haviland (the old doctor) Giesboro Point gov't boat foot of 7th st died May or June '64 --------- bed II A George Dent co A 52nd N Y gave him some money I think had diarrhea & fever has he gone home PAGE 6 blank PAGE 7 John & Phillip Linniger co B. i49th Penn father Henry Linniger Rockland po Clearfield co 3 Pa Phillip was killed at Gettysburgh PAGE 8 ED Fox Wyoming Stark co I11 Bethuel Smith co F 2d US Abby Price I49 West 33d st PAGE 9 Jan 2 Ward H. bed 22 William Widner co I 2d N Y Cav -- heart disease ------ friend Rolla Widner Frankfort Clinton co Ind apples or oranges or crabapple jelly ------ Livingston J Brooks co B 17th Penn cavalry PAGE 10 Sergt Thos P Sawyer co C IIth Mass Vol Ist brig 2d div 3d corps ----- J T Trowbridge Somerville Mass-4- Abby H Price 149 West 33d st. New York City PAGE 11 Phillip's aged 20 expression My God, My I am gone too God, here I go -- in Dutch killed in the charge noon killed at Gettysburgh 1st of July '63 (aged 18) John wounded first at the same time he supposed Phillip was killed too PAGE 12 blank PAGE 13 after a severe battle perhaps next day, (or 2d day) -- the field, and for a great distance around here & there the dead & wounded -- blood, corpses, fragments, the dying, in some spots very thick PAGE 14 blank PAGE 15 -- the cloud comes over the sun -- it-5- rains sometimes for hours -- heaven looking PAGE 16 -- they lie in all attitudes -- some shot through the heart -- PAGE 17 The dead lie mostly on their backs -- they swell & bloat -- they turn very black & discolored -- some fall holding the gun in their hand, just as fired PAGE 18 Capt J F S Gray headquarters Maj Gen Canby New Orleans La PAGE 19 at com of a battle there are skirmishes throughout -- both sides do it -- they crawl only -- you will see the wheat wiggling -- some of the men are-6- PAGE 20 blank PAGE 21 natural scouts or skirmishers -- [these] they enjoy it hugely and are in their element -- PAGE 22 blank PAGE 23 -- the sight the men (the whole army) presented (as on their way to Gettysburg) after a day's march -- (you wouldn't know your nearest oldest comrade -- every face covered thick with dust PAGE 24 blank PAGE 25 -- beard & skin all dirt, well set in -- eyes red from the days heat this part of war [the sight] was very curious -- -- feet sore covered with blisters -- days on the rapid march-7- PAGE 26 Sutter 51st (George's trunk) Skipp cor F & 9th st Model house PAGE 27 Jan 4 '64 Bed 52 -- ward H James Taylor 33d N Y bat scurvy father Dan'l D Taylor Lawrenceville Tioga co Penn pep candy PAGE 28 blank PAGE 29 Jan 5th 54 today after dinner Lew Brown had his left leg amputated six inches below the knee -- (the surgeon in charge examined it the day before & had decided to do it. -- I was present at operation most of the time in the armory hosp. It was under ether The surgeon in charge amputated but did not finish the operation being called awa -- as they were stitching it up Lew came out of the influence of the ether. It bled & they thought an artery had opened. They were about-8- PAGE 30 Alonzo S Bush care Capt Shara co A Ist Indiana cav. Glymont Md ------ John Strain co A Ist Indiana cav ----- Capt King cor 17th & F PAGE 31 again & make a search, but after some time concluded it was only a surface bleeding. They then stitched it up again & Lew felt every one of these stitches, though [not] yet partially under the influence of ether They did not think it safe to give him any more as he had already taken it eccessively. I could hear his cries [&] sometimes PAGE 32 blank PAGE 33 quite loud, & half-coherent talk & caught glimpses of him through the open door. At length they finished, and they on his cot brought the boy in & [placed] took it to its place. I sat down by him. The effect-9- of the ether & exhaustion vc. [made him] had their effect upon for some time. He talked quite His face a good deal. was very pale, [&] his eyes dull. PAGE 34 ask Judge Granger at Washington house to call on Wallace Sibbett bed 7 ward H. PAGE 35 He asked often about me. He remained very sick, opprest for breath, with deathly feeling. [It] in the stomach head, vc. & great pain in the leg. As usual in such cases he could feel the lost foot & leg very plainly. The toes would get twisted & not possible to disentangle them. About 7 oclock in the evening he dozed into a sleep. PAGE 36 blank PAGE 37 quite good for a couple of hours. The rest of the night was very bad, I remained all night, slept on the adjoining-10- cot, (The same the next night) He had a very good night waiter, who remained PAGES 38-40 blank PAGE 41 Dr Mitchell of Ward K Army Sq. Hosp in sum of '63 Burton he put [a one legged soldier Wm McGee in the] in the guard house for lighting a [comrade's] for a one-legged soldier pipe -- that was his whole & PAGE 42 blank PAGE 43 entire offense. -- a comrade asked him to light his pipe & he did it -- -- the doctor [sa] (Mitchell) saw it & ordered him in the guard house PAGES 44-46 blank PAGE 47 bed 49 Ward E Jan 31st Charles Davis co. H. 1st Mich cavalry pretty low with-11- Diarrhea sister Miss Eliza Davis Sand Beach Huron co Mich PAGE 48 -- & the profuse beauty of the [wet] damp with the spotted blood, young men's hair, their shining hair, red with the sticky blood, [with a] clotted with spots of blood -- the shining beauty of the young men's hair dampened with clots of blood -- PAGE 49 Oscar H Cunningham Delaware Ohio sister Helen S Cunningham gun shot in right thigh Chancellorsville as I write this (April 12 '64) his leg is in a horrible condition, all livid & swollen out of shape -- the chances are against him poor fellow PAGE 50 blank PAGE 51 Ward H bed 48 April 12 '64 Edwin P. [Nickers] Nickerson age 21-12- co K 4th Maine vol (drafted last June '63) very bad case chronic [rhemuatism] diarrhea -- as I sit by him he looks like a skeleton, no flesh on his face or body. -- very low & weak sister Mrs Emmeline D Brown Belfast Maine came here March 20 from reg hosp (gone home PAGES 52-53 blank PAGE 54 ward H. April '64 John Graham 150th Penn vol Presidents guard PAGE 55 blank PAGE 56 John Brower (Sunday night Sept 4 '64) has been 14 mo's with Brooklyn 14th discharged for illness -- quite a talker -- poetical tendencies -- 24 yrs old PAGE 57 young man in hospital & on Fort Greene John D Andrews born in Maine (Portland) mother died when 8 always yrs old -- father is also dead -- has been to sea -- -- has heart disease -- also syph -- his statements about hospital doings -- the danger of being of an "interesting case" --(the soldier's episode of what happened at-13- the hospital at City Point) PAGES 58-59 blank PAGE 60 Alfred Crary care Moses Lane box 192 po Brooklyn New York ------ Reuben Farwell Company H 1st Mich Cavalry PAGES 61-63 blank PAGE 64 George E Baldwin bat H. 1st Ohio (Invalid corp) Gallup st Ohio PAGE 65 blank PAGE 66 Edwin H Miller Erie City Pa (co H 9th N.Y. Cav.) PAGE 67 James W. Caffee (ward F April '64) Co. A 86 Regt. N.Y. vol. Morrisville Madison Co. N .Y. PAGE 68 ward K Thos Thompson co. H. 4th New Jersey Vol diarrhea ------ John Thompson Centreville Salem Co N J PAGE 69 blank-14- PAGE 70 ward H -- bed 7 Feb. 1 '64 Walter A Sibbett co. H 166th N Y vol admitted 19th diarrhea Aug pretty bad father Jonathan Sibbet Port Gibson Ontario co N Y PAGE 71 John Gray care Lieut Loring W Murray Commissary 2d brigad. 2d div 1st Army Crops Culpepper Va PAGE 72 Saml M Dyer Co. 1, 5th Wis. Vol Argyle La Fayette Co Wisconsin PAGES 73-74 blank PAGE 75 Lieut. A. J. Liebeman 70th Regt. N.Y. Volunteers or 1st Excelsior Brigade 2 Brigade 2 Division 8 Corps Residence 91 west 71st st. New York City, N.Y. PAGE 76 Alfred Larr friend of Alonzo Bush nickname Ray PAGES 77-78 cut out PAGE 79 Bethuel Smith co F 2d US Cavalry-1-5- Serg't Thos P Sawyer Co C 11th Mass Vol 1st brig 2d div 3d a c Adelbert Dollinger co B 111th Penn Caleb H. Babbitt co E 34th Mass Mason Gen Hosp Boston Mass PAGE 80 blank PAGE 81 Ephriam Alexander 15 New York Cavalry D bed 42 Ward A Seneca Falls Seneca co N Y Ephraim Alexander PAGE 82 blank PAGE 83 William H McSarland Co B Reg't Wis vol PAGE 84 Mr. Albert Curtis, "Drummer" Co D. 39th Mass Vol's. Residence, E. Abington, Mass PAGE 85 blank PAGE 86 Charles W. Curtis cavalry 5 N.Y. co. H Shoriah Esel County New York PAGE 87 Reuben Farwell Co H 1st Michigan Cav.-16- --Plymouth Wayne co. father Leroy Farwell Mich PAGES 88-97 blank PAGE 98 Norman r. Coe co D 6" Pa cavalry Maine Broom co N.Y. PAGE 99 blank PAGE 100 William A. Jellison Company "H" 6th Me Reg home address West Enfield Maine Penobscot father in co law Herbert Crummath PAGE 101-102 blank PAGE 103 William A Leech co J 3rd Wis Fols Argyle Lafayette co Wis PAGE 104 ward F April '64 Charles Hermans (pale young age 19 -- rheumatism man) -- Nassau N Y corp. co A 22 reg't Vet U S Martindale bar 22nd st PAGE 105 Chas H Spoan 8th New York-17- Cooley Co D Phelps Ontario co N Y PAGE 106 John W. Grey care of Lieut Loring W. Muzzey A.L.I. Headquarters First Army Corps PAGE 107 blank PAGE 108 Eugene Pratt co F 5th N Y Cavalry Pike Wyoming co N Y PAGES 109-110 cut out PAGE 111 bed 35 ward H Calvin B Wood co L ist Maine Cavalry ---- Mrs Lucretia Wood Harrison Oxford co Maine discharged -- gone home PAGE 112 Theodore Pease co H. 19th Indiana York Gen hospital Penn PAGES 113-114 blank PAGE 115 -- the Figure on the Capitol every bright day at evening the helmet shines-18- [every day at evening] like a star glistening against the sky with her heavy cape her shield [& sword] heavy against her [herhand] & her sword -- & what is it she stands on? -- is it the whole globe? PAGE 116 Cooley Culbertson is back ----- Stetson has gone home on furlough ----- Meade is now wardmaster PAGE II7 Serg 't Hall is to be discharged ------ men occupy their time in bead work ----- chapel PAGE 118- blank-I9- PAGE II9 Will M. Tufts. Mass State agent cor 7th & Penn av Call on Frank McDonald of Ist Mass vol bed 2I ward E Army Sq. Hosp PAGE I20 Wm Pelcher 5I9 I0th cor B