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The author, Walt Whitman, uses imagery throughout the entire poem. The setting of this poem is in 1862, during the First Battle of Fredericksburg. At the beginning of the poem, the speaker says, "As slow I walk in the cool fresh air the path near the hospital tent, Three forms I see on stretchers lying, brought out there untended lying." This gives the reader a sense of imagery as they are able to picture the scene of battle; gore, bloody, dead corpses. As the speaker walks through the path, he comes across the people who have already died for thee country. As he says, "Who are you elderly man so gaunt and grim, with well-gray'd hair, and flesh all sunken about the eyes?" The poem gives the reader imagery through descriptive wording. These images all relate to the devastating outcomes of war. Death in the youth does not happen everyday, knowing that the child had a life ahead of them brings more sorrow and remorse.

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Reading through this poem, the tone does not come across the reader as happy, delightful, and calming. Instead, the tone of this poem gives off more of a sad, depressing, and remorseful tone. As the poem takes place during war, many have died for the country. Walking through the path near the hospital tent, spreads of blankets covering corpses are found. With the lift of the blanket, "Who are you elderly man so gaunt and grim...who are you my child and darling...who are you sweet boy with cheeks yet blooming?" It is not a great sight to see; the many who have died as a result of war. The deaths of the people ranged from all ages, old and young.

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Walt Whitman references his experience working at civil camps through his poetry and touches, especially on the gore of the injured and dying men. The narrator wakes up from his tent and is immediately greeted by grieved soldiers of war that died for the country. In stanza 3 there is an allusion pertaining to the bible in which it mentions and compares the dead men to "the face of the Christ himself," cloaked in white. The skin of the soldiers was all beautiful and ivory, much like that of an angel. The line, "Dead and divine and brother of all, and here again he lies" confirms the angelic dead.

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In the dim setting of war, where bodies and carcasses are displayed like a museum, the narrator wakes up one day to witness and uncover bodies living as the representation of Christ himself. The message conveyed behind this poem describes the unfortunate visuals of war, but also touches upon the idea of patriotism and religion. Men of all ages greet the narrator, some with grim faces, and others are described in fluorescent light as calm, young, and ivory. This illustrates the comparison of the crucifixion of Christ to the sacrifices of those who were lost in war. The theme of the poem is, "War does not discriminate against those who have sacrificed their lives for others." which is a taunting message in A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim. In the final line of the poem, Whitman mentions the brothers he has lost, "here again he lies," which also symbolizes the foretold death of Jesus and those who have died in his name.