Question

What conflicting thoughts and feelings does this poem express about the end of the Civil War? Explain whether you think many Americans at the time shared Whitman's feelings. Cite specific details from the text to support your answer.

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OVERVIEW

During the Civil War, thousands of poems about the conflict were written by everyday citizens. These poems appeared in a variety of print formats, including newspapers, periodicals, broadsheets, and song sheets. Drawing upon the Library of Congress' online collections, this page offers a selection of poetry written by soldiers and citizens from the North and the South. These poems enable us to better understand the role of poetry during the war years and how poetry helped unify citizens, inspire troops, memorialize the dead, and bind the nation's wounds in the aftermath of the war.