A poet moves to Washington to care for injured Civil War soldiers, only to become disillusioned with the Gilded Age that follows. He makes a remarkable recovery from a debilitating stroke and spends his remaining years in Camden, NJ, where he continues to craft poetry, including famous works like "When Lilacs Last in the Doory'd Bloomed" and "O Captain. My Captain!".
In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892)
A former poet, disheartened by the extravagance of the Gilded Age, abandons Washington after the Civil War and finds refuge in Camden, New Jersey, where he recovers from a stroke and devotes his remaining years to writing poetry.
