Walt Whitman By acrerie May 31, 1819 Born in West Hills, NY West Hills, NY Period: May 31, 1819 to Mar 26, 1892 Walt Whitman's Life Mar 21, 1821 Begins working for newspaper, "The Long Island Patriot" The Long Island Patriot Jan 1, 1823 Moves to Brooklyn, NY Jan 1, 1830 Drops out of school at age 11 to work and earn money for family. Period: Mar 21, 1833 to Mar 21, 1841 Walt bounces around between writing jobs and teaching jobs. Jan 1, 1842 First Published Novel: "The Inebriate" or "Franklin Evans" Period: Mar 1, 1846 to Sep 1, 1848 Walt works as editor for two different newspapers. May 12, 1855 Leaves of Grass is published Period: Jan 1, 1857 to Jan 1, 1859 Walt works as editor for, "The Brooklyn Daily Times" Apr 12, 1861 Civil War begins, Walt moves to Washington, DC. Works as nurse. Works with Clara Barton. Mar 21, 1862 Walt moves to Fredericksburg, VA and continues work as nurse. Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln Assassination and end of Civil War Jan 1, 1870 5th edition of Leaves of Grass is published Jan 23, 1873 Walt suffers stroke May 23, 1873 Mother dies. Walt moves to Camden, NJ. Mar 21, 1888 Walt suffers second stroke. Health declines. Jan 1, 1892 Final edition of Leaves of Grass. Known as Death Bed Edition. Mar 26, 1892 Walt Whitman Dies
