The links on the left will take you to a number of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century texts that praise, analyze, or criticize Whitman's Civil War activities. Together they should introduce you to the variety of ways that Whitman's experiences during the war were remembered and allow you to begin to gauge how those "memories" were shaped by friends and detractors in the battle over his literary and historical reputation.

Positioning the cursor over each link will display a short introductory and bibliographic note on the text, and clicking on the link will take you to the etext.