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The Soldier Boy Dream and War Time Tragedy
A fragmented Civil War poem tells of Edwin the soldier boy dreaming of his Mary amid night sounds and a grim battle field. The piece ends with Mary's dishonor and Edwin’s death as a monument, followed by assorted local notes from Buffalo and Colchester about misidentified bodies and oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Edwin
Soldier Boy
Mary
Union
Colchester
Plymouth Rock
Ohio
Jane Jerusha Skeges
Jane Jerusha
Jerusha Jane
Methodist