Premise: Walter `` Walt '' Whitman ( [ ˈhwɪtmən ] May 31 , 1819 -- March 26 , 1892 ) was an American poet , essayist , and journalist . Born in Huntington on Long Island , Whitman worked as a journalist , a teacher , a government clerk , and -- in addition to publishing his poetry -- was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War .
Hypothesis: Walt Whitman was a volunteer doctor.
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