Gordon, H.L., fl. 1861 [A soldier's poem]

GLC06559.038

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GLC#
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Type
Documents
Date
12 November 1861
Author/Creator
Gordon, H.L., fl. 1861
Title
[A soldier's poem]
Place Written
Maryland
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes from Camp Stone. Includes a poem entitled, "Lines on the death of my friend Louis Mitchell of Co. I 1st Regt Minnesota Vols: who was killed in a skirmish on the Virginia side of the Potomac. Oct. 21st 1861." Gordon's friend, Lewis Mitchell, was the only man killed in this battle. Describes his friend's death in detail in the poem, and states that he died an honorable death for the love of his country.

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