<p>Walt was an interesting fellow. He was too old to serve in the ACW as a soldier so he volunteered as a male nurse. He was horrified by what he saw. He wrote extensively about his experiences. Some suggest he had severe what we call today PTS. Others say the agony he witnessed made him understand the human spirit in way that maybe only those in combat understand. A bit off topic but whenever I read Walt I think of him in those dimly lighted Washington Hospitals helping with amputations and comforting wounded soldiers in the blue and gray to the next world.</p>
<p>Walt had good reason to be haunted.</p>