He was born may 31, 1819 in West Hills, New York. His three major works are Leaves of Grass, Drum-Taps, sequel to Drum-Taps. He moved to New York to be a compositor. Some of his first writings were written in the newspaper called New York Mirror. He only had eleven years of formal education. In 1831 he joined the office staff of the Long Island Patriot. While working here Whitman wrote more sentimental papers. One of these poems which he was well known for was called Oh Captain, My Captain, which was about Abraham Lincoln. Another poem he created was called We Two Boys Together Clinging, which was seen as a homosexual poem. The context of this poem recalls the camaraderie through the challenges and ruggedness of this american war. After