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My Charlie Goes to War In Brave Departures
A 1861 Civil War era poem memorializes a mother's longing for her son Charlie who joins the fight, leaving the plow in the furrow as he takes up arms and the mother prays for his safe return. The piece reflects wartime devotion and personal sacrifice.
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Charlie
Speingple
Missouri
Twenty
Indiana Regiment
Garvin
Foneral Lane
Lane
General Lane
Dim Lane
Kansas
Indiana
Tadiana
Union
Secessia
Saturn
Osceola
oPaybush
Nansas Brigade
Leavenworth
Jim Lane
Lanter
Congress
United States
Haiti
Central
South America
Liberia
Republic of
Africa
Kansas Brigade
West
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New England
Kansas Bridge
Sonn Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
Free States
Senate
Colombia
Morillo
Bolivar
Philadelphia
Delaware
Maryland
Volunteer Army
Wilmington
Lower
Dennis
Northampton County
Decoursey
Somerset County
Fourth
Wisconsin Regiment
Drummond
Hartport
Baltimore
Péotomac
Ary
Accumne
Northampton
Henry A. Wise
Jto
Caio
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Aix
Cambridge
Charleston
Centreville
Chestertown
Kent County
Ridward Wilkins
Kent Ishin
Wilwington
John J. Gough
London
John B. Gough, Esq
Boston
Thames
Loudoun
Slyde Park
Hagland
Haglund
Bridgeport
Conn
Daniel
Dickinson
Homstry
Tveat
Guizot
Washinton
Washington
Fort Sumter
Bull Ruo
Bi Bethel
Laurel Hill
Philippi
Buchanan
Douglas
Federal Union
Apo
Albany
Laima
Washston