The boys who fought Mr. Lincoln's war.
Erastus Haskell. Thaddeus Lowe. Francis Brownell. George Kimbrue.
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Brenda Elthon
1. Walt Whitman and Erastus Haskell.
The awful news came in mid-December 1862: George Whitman had been wounded in battle near Fredericksburg, Virginia, and his condition was unknown.
Frantic for news, George’s older brother Walt took the train from the family home i…
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