Walt Whitman
American
American poet and journalist - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Walter Whitman
- Brother: George Washington Whitman
American poet and journalist - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1819/05/31 | Walt Whitman is born in West Hills, Huntington, New York | Born | Walt Whitman House | Huntington | Walt Whitman's 70th Birthday Dinner | ||
| 1835/00/00 | Walt Whitman works as the acting librarian of the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library. | Work | Brooklyn Museum | New York City | |||
| 1855/00/00 | "Song of Myself" is published in Leaves of Grass. | Author | Song of Myself | ||||
| 1855/06/00 | Walt Whitman self publishes "Leaves of Grass", containing twelve poems. | Author | Leaves of Grass (book) | ||||
| 1856/06/00 | Walt Whitman contributes to 'Life Illustrated", a periodical published by the Fowler and Wells Company. | Author | |||||
| 1862/12/19 | Walt Whitman leaves New York City for the hospitals of Civil War Washington, DC, to look for his brother George, who was wounded in battle. | Life | |||||
| 1862/12/21 | Whitman spends a good part of the day at Chatham camp hospital on the banks of the Rappahannock, recording his thoughts and experiences on scraps of bloodstained paper that he folded over and stuck together with pins. | Hospital Volunteer | Chatham Manor | Fredericksburg, VA | Battle of Fredericksburg | ||
| 1865/00/00 | Walt Witman writes "Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd" as an elegy for President Lincoln. | Author | When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd | ||||
| 1865/00/00 | Walt Witman writes "O Captain! My Captain!" as an elegy to President Lincoln. | Author | O Captain! My Captain! (poem) | ||||
| 1865/00/00 | In Washington DC, Whitman is discharged from his position by Secretary James Harlan, supposedly for writing obscene poetry. | Work | |||||
| 1865/05/01 | From Washington DC, Walt Whitman writes a condolence letter to Mrs Irwin. | Author | Irwin Letter (Whitman) | ||||
| 1873/05/00 | Recovering from a stroke, Walt Whitman moves to his brother's home in Camden, New Jersey, where his mother is dying. Located at 431 Stevens St, George Whitman's house burned down in 1991. | Life | Walt Whitman Neighborhood | Camden, NJ | |||
| 1875/11/17 | Edgar Allen Poe's tomb dedicated | Mourner | Westminster Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | Baltimore, MD | Dedications of Edgar Allen Poe's Tomb | ||
| 1881/00/00 | James R Osgood and Co publish a new edition of Leaves of Grass. | Author | Leaves of Grass (book) | ||||
| 1882/01/31 | Walt Whitman meets Oscar Wilde at his brother and sister-in-law's house on Stevens St (lost) in Camden, New Jersey. "He is a fine large handsome youngster," and "he had the good sense to take a great fancy to me." WW | Host | Oscar Wilde's 1882 Lecture Tour Of America | ||||
| 1884/00/00 | Walt Whitman uses the royalties from "Leaves of Grass" to buy a newly built residence for less than $2000 at 328 Mickle Street in Camden. | Home | Leaves of Grass (book) | Walt Whitman House | Camden, NJ | ||
| 1889/05/31 | Strugling with poor health, Walt Whitman arrives at his 70th birthday party in time for dessert and stays for the speeches. "I felt better and more something like myself, and nearer chipper, than for a year." WW | Guest of Honor | Walt Whitman's 70th Birthday Dinner | ||||
| 1890/00/00 | Whitman's sepulcher is built to his design on land gifted by the Harleigh Cemetery Association. The $4,000 "plain massive stone temple" with an iron gate was inspired by "Death's Door", an etching by William Blake. | Architect | Harleigh Cemetery, Camden | Camden, NJ | |||
| 1892/03/26 | After suffering in poor health for many ears, Walt Whitman dies at home of pulmonary emphysema or bronchial pneumonia. | Died | Walt Whitman House | Camden, NJ | Death of Walt Whitman | ||
| 1892/03/30 | The funeral for Walt Whitman is held in the parlor of his Mickle Street home in Camden, NJ. From 11 am until 2 pm, at least 1000 mourners pay their respects during the viewing. | In Memoriam | Walt Whitman House | Camden, NJ | Death of Walt Whitman | ||
| 1892/03/30 | Walt Whitman is laid to rest at Harleigh Cemetery in a tomb of his own design. | In Memoriam | Harleigh Cemetery, Camden | Camden, NJ | Death of Walt Whitman |
5 Creative Works by Walt Whitman »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Song of Myself | Author | Poem | 1855/00/00 |
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| Leaves of Grass (book) | Author | Poems | 1855/06/00 |
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| When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd | Author | Poem | 1865/00/00 |
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| O Captain! My Captain! (poem) | Author | Poem | 1865/00/00 |
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| Irwin Letter (Whitman) | Author | 1865/05/01 |
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