Stories Of The Civil War In Prose And Poem Classic Reprint

Author : Angie C. Beebe
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331334576
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book An Original Collection of War Poems and War Songs of the American Civil War written by Angie C. Beebe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Original Collection of War Poems and War Songs of the American Civil War: 1860 1865 Undying associations cling to the songs of the camp, the hymns before the battle, the poems that were called forth by the deepest emotions of the soldiers' experience. In compiling this collection no pains were spared to gather those that were first favorites. Those songs and poems that did not win popularity in the time of the civil war have been rigidly discarded, whatever their merit. Those which are identified with the high tide of American patriotism are here included and it is believed that in this respect this is the most complete collection ever published. There is not a song or verse here but the soldiers heart and the hearts of patient watchers at home have been thrilled to the depths on unnumbered fields and in countless homes. And to preserve the complete circle of association, the most notable of the cries of defiance have also been retained, "Dixie," and "Maryland," for example. In no other way can the sentiment of those times be so faithfully reproduced. The careless measures of negro melodies; the homely pathos of those songs that spoke of dear and tender ties; the shoats that rolled spontaneously from lips of marching thousands, like "John Brown's Body" and "We are coming, Father Abraham," the hymns that breathed the highest and holiest feelings, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," or "America," all in all constitute a composite that is unique. It is a treasury of recollection for those who had part in those stirring days, a precious heritage to those who came later on the scene when the memories of that time had else become faded and dim. Many of the matters here contained are fugitive and not easily accessible in complete form, so that to gather them in this compass has seemed a labor well worth the effort. If it shall serve to illumine cherished memories and to brighten into clearer flame the fires of patriotism, it will not have been undertaken in vain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.