That was an interesting link David. Thank you for posting it.
In one of the links to your post- "
he painted a honest image"
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesma...523253.pdf
Washington In the Hot Season
A great example from the Times of what Whitman wrote. If you don't want to read it all, at least read 'A Scene In A Hospital', that begins in the bottom left column.
There are two songs mentioned in that section of Whitman's article. I could only find a good recording of this one song, probably very much like the soldiers in the hospital heard it
- The Shining Shore - as you listen to the song, read the above link and the reaction of the soldiers as they listened to the women singing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDjLLhFqZOA
