Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867 Lines on the death of a young officer of the United States Navy, fallen in battle for his country

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GLC#
GLC02453.01-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
March 1864
Author/Creator
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867
Title
Lines on the death of a young officer of the United States Navy, fallen in battle for his country
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Sentimental poem lamenting the death of a soldier in battle. 12 lines written in one stanza. Poem ends: "He lived as Mother's wish their Sons to live, / He died as fathers wish their Sons to die." Halleck was a poet from Guildford, Connecticut. He wrote, with Joseph Rodman Drake, "The Croaker Papers," a series of satirical and humorous verses. "Fanny," his longest poem, was a satire on the literature, fashions, and politics of the time. It was published anonymously in December, 1819. Halleck was also the private secretary to John Jacob Astor.

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