Walt Whitman experienced first-hand the ravages of the Civil War as a volunteer nurse in the hospitals of Washington DC. During that time he filled notebooks with “impromptu jottings” that became the basis of two works: <em>Drum-Taps</em> a collection of seventy-one poems and <div><em>Memoranda during the War</em> an intimate diary of his experience tending to the sick and dying during the war. These two historical works are presented here narrated by acclaimed actor Bronson Pinchot. </div>