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 Cover to Drum-Taps. | |
| Author | Walt Whitman |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | American Civil War |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Peter Eckler |
Publication date | May 1865 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 72 |
| Preceded by | Leaves of Grass |
| Followed by | Sequel to Drum-Taps |
Drum-Taps is a collection of poetry composed by American poet Walt Whitman during the American Civil War. The collection was published in May 1865.[1] The first 500 copies of the collection were printed in April 1865,[2] the same month President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
18 additional poems were added later in the year 1865 to create Sequel to Drum-Taps, which includes "O'Captain! My Captain!", an elegy to President Lincoln.[3]
- ^ "Drum-Taps | Civil War, Union, Poetry". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Myerson, C.F. (May 8, 2012). "Archive.org Drum-Taps book description".
- ^ "O Captain! My Captain! | American Civil War, Walt Whitman, Elegy". www.britannica.com. 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-11-01.