Project Gutenberg 2011-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 133 Whitman, Walt 1819 1892 Whitman, Walter Bucke, Richard Maurice 1837 1902 Bucke, R. M. (Richard Maurice) 43036911 The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Wound Dresser" by Walt Whitman is a collection of letters written from military hospitals in Washington during the Civil War, likely penned in the mid-19th century. The letters reflect the poignant experiences of the author as he tends to the sick and wounded soldiers, capturing the depths of human suffering and compassion in a time of conflict. Through his observations and reflections, Whitman provides insight into the harsh realities of wartime medical care, illustrating the emotional and physical struggles faced by both the patients and caregivers. At the start of the work, Whitman introduces readers to the overwhelming atmosphere of military hospitals, emphasizing their immense capacity and the sheer number of wounded soldiers. He vividly describes the scenes he encounters—including calamities of war, the dire conditions of the convalescent soldiers, and the attentive role he assumes as an informal volunteer, offering comfort, supplies, and companionship. Through anecdotes about individual soldiers and their plights, even detailing one soldier's painful journey of illness, the opening portrays a heartfelt commitment to humanity amid the despair of warfare, setting a tone of empathy and resilience that resonates throughout the entire collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35725/35725-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Correspondence Whitman, Louisa Van Velsor, 1795-1873 Poets, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence Mothers -- Correspondence E456 PS Text US Civil War Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 341260 341268 2024-09-15T06:58:36.219617 2023-09-15T12:25:33.398168 text/html text/html 346065 2021-01-07T16:37:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 277722 2021-01-07T16:37:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290613 2024-09-15T06:58:40.643563 application/epub+zip 294974 2024-09-15T06:58:36.870585 application/epub+zip 166493 2024-09-15T06:58:36.530600 application/epub+zip 401350 2024-09-15T06:58:43.735592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370625 2024-09-15T06:58:40.309577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242817 2022-09-16T10:49:00.715398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305360 305171 2024-09-15T06:58:35.716605 2023-09-15T12:25:32.954141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 305333 2021-01-07T16:37:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114888 2021-01-07T16:37:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 305324 2021-01-07T16:37:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114864 2021-01-07T16:37:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22640 2024-09-15T06:58:43.880547 application/rdf+xml 10820 2024-09-15T06:58:36.617601 image/jpeg 1841 2024-09-15T06:58:36.573588 image/jpeg 277537 2024-09-15T06:58:36.257598 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia