"A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed.

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Title
"A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed.
Names
New York Herald Tribune (Firm) (Addressee)
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series I. Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1876-07-10
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Shelf locator: m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
Topics
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
Genres
Manuscripts
Poetry
Notes
Ownership: Owen D. Young
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 1 leaf
[1 written side] Text for newspaper publication, July 10, 1876: "From far Montana's cañons," later "From far Dakotas cañon" in Leaves of Grass (1881-82).
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169305
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169306
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169307
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169393
Other local Identifier: 223809B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bba8e5f0-22e2-0130-7716-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1876: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876-07-10. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4cce-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4cce-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1876-07-10). "A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4cce-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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"A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed.