"A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed.
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Title
"A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed.
Collection
Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892
Series I. Manuscripts
Names
New York Herald Tribune (Firm) (Addressee)
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1876-07-10
Library Location
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
Subjects
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
Genres
Notes
Ownership: Owen D. Young
Physical Description
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15520479
Archives 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
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Date Issued
1876-07-10
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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. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bba8e5f0-22e2-0130-7716-58d385a7b928
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1876). "A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bba8e5f0-22e2-0130-7716-58d385a7b928
Chicago/Turabian Format
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 December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bba8e5f0-22e2-0130-7716-58d385a7b928
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