Whitman, Walt 1819-1892 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Drum-Taps" by Walt Whitman is a poetry collection published in May 1865. Born from Whitman's experiences tending wounded soldiers during the American Civil War, these poems capture both patriotic fervor and the brutal realities of battle. Written "by fits and starts, on the field, in the hospitals," the collection reflects the poet's profound transformation through years of caring for casualties. A sequel followed months later, including the famous Lincoln elegy "O Captain! My Captain!" (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum-Taps Release date is 2005-09-01 Text file produced by Distributed Proofreading HTML file produced by David Widger Original publication data not identified War poetry, American PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8801 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8801 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133226.0 8801