...last, and most poignant, of Whitman's wartime letters of condolence. "Frank," he wrote to Mrs. Irwin, "was so good and wellbehaved, and affectionate, I...liked him very much. I was in the habit of coming in the afternoons and sitting by him, and soothing him, and he liked to have me —liked to put his arm...

...its discharge). Frank, as far as I saw, had everything requisite in surgical treatment, nursing &c. He had watches much of the time. He was so good and...Toward the last he was more restless and flighty at night—often fancied himself with his regiment—by his talk sometimes seem'd as if his feelings were...

...discharge. ) Frank, as far as I saw, had everything requisite in surgical treat- 20 ment, nursing, &c. He had watches much of the time. He was so good and...keep it so a long while. Toward the last he was more 25 restless and flighty at night— often fancied himself with his regimentby his talk sometimes seem'd...