Read the following sentences from the text.
"Walt was able to travel to the battlefield in
Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the two brothers spent a few days
together. For Walt, it was a close-up view of war that he never
forgot. He saw gruesome evidence of the terrible wounds the
soldiers had suffered. He saw how young, scared, and lonely
they were. And though he had no medical training, he spent the
remainder of the war visiting the wounded in Washington's
hospitals, offering sympathy and words of encouragement. He
wrote a number of poems about the cost of war for those who
fight it and for their families."
What conclusion can you draw from this evidence?
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A Whitman was inspired to become a doctor after he
visited his brother on the battlefield.
B Whitman encouraged Americans to join the armed
forces because he believed in the war.
Whitman used his writing to convey difficult emotions
that he both felt and witnessed.
D Whitman volunteered to write sympathy messages for
families of soldiers who died in battle.