Walt Whitman and Louisa May alcott nursed many sick and wounded in similar Washington hospitals.
"The Civil War Centennial Handbook"
William H. Price
I remember going one day into a kindergarten with Mr. alcott when such a preliminary conversation was going on, which was followed by this song of the weather, the children making the illustrative gesticulations with their arms.
"Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School"
Elizabeth P. Peabody
Not even Miss alcott apprehends child nature with finer sympathy, or pictures its nobler traits with more skill.
"Spinning-Wheel Stories"
Louisa May Alcott