To appreciate the act of offering comfort for the victims of war, there are few better sources of inspiration than Walt ...

Walt Whitman is considered one of the greatest poets in American history. Born the second of nine children in straitened circumstances in New York in 1819, he left school at age 11 to help support his ...

As wars sow pain and loss around the world, poet Walt Whitman's devotion to the wounded during the U.S. Civil War should inspire acts of compassion today.

Veterans Day, Nov. 11, started in 1918 and was originally known as Armistice Day to celebrate those who fought in World War I ...

On Oct. 26, 2024, a group of veterans, reporters, and onlookers gathered in Section 19 of Mound Cemetery to honor Civil War ...

A soldier—a boy often as young as 16—also carried a foot-square, waterproof canvas haversack with three days’ rations; a three-pint canteen (plus apples, blackberries, and other forage); and ...

Dressed in the style of a French frontier fighter of the time, with a hatchet and possible bag on one hip, a powderhorn and haversack on the other, and a tricorn hat on his head, Sites acknowledged ...

Lt Glover took Myrtle "the parachick" into battle inside his haversack, but only remembered after a lull in fighting. "Very sadly there was bullet holes through the sack and of course Myrtle was ...

Inspired by his great-uncle who died during the Second World War, Al Cameron is sharing stories of other veterans ...

"And just at that moment in walked Harold Wilson with his haversack and pipe, and went to look at the bookshelf. "So I said to this chap, 'Don't fool about with backbench MPs, why don't we go ...

For the Volunteers, this involved a standard tunic with rolled collar, dark green shoulder straps and pointed cuffs, brown leather bandolier and white canvas haversack. However, uniform was not ...