History & Politics
The Bravest Soldiers
From Leaves of Grass
History & Politics
Brave, brave were the soldiers (high named to-day) who lived through
the fight;
But the bravest press’d to the front and fell, unnamed, unknown.
Cite this poem
MLA
Whitman, Walt. “The Bravest Soldiers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/294/.
Chicago
Whitman, Walt. “The Bravest Soldiers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/294/.
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