Decoration Day Blossoms Across a Veteran Yard
A porch scene shows an old veteran and a boy preparing lilacs and snowballs for Decoration Day. They discuss marching, memories of wars, and the enduring flag while neighbors and Ed Howse join to remember fallen soldiers and tend flowers for the cemetery procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Ed Howan
Pye
Soldier Graves
Tina Eran
Tom Myzns
Sam
Ed Howse
Abe
Gettysburg
Amiens
Hindenburg
Martyr’s Dust Honored in Free Nation’s Memory
Fragmentary verse laments fallen heroes and pledges gratitude to those who sacrificed for homeland liberty. The impassioned lines honor soldiers and their enduring memory, weaving themes of sacrifice, gratitude, and national pride.
When We Meet on the Fields of France Toast
A wartime patriotic verse from the Marietta Ga Boaster salutes fallen leaders Grant Lee and the Union cause. The poem invokes divine blessing and urges unity as soldiers march with the flag toward victory.
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George Morrow Mayo
Marietta
Noah
France
Grant
Hibre
Lee
Return of a Civil War Rivalry at Mobile Bay
The tale recalls Lt. Cmdr Jouett meeting Confederate Lt. Murphy aboard the Metacomet after the battle of Mobile Bay. Jouett feigned hospitality with oysters and crabs to surprise Murphy, then they shared breakfast as former foes, a gesture that softened hostilities despite their past clash aboard the Selma.
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Iscussing
G. A. R Paxrade
Duniele
James EF. Tourtt
Duviral
Peter Amatend Murphy
Jowett
Mobile Bay
Murphy
Selma
United States Navy
Leutenant
Jouett
Pensacola
Fort Morgan
Joulett
Pete Murphy
Metacomet
Farragut
Renard
Urphy
Himelf
Phantom Review of Washingtons Grand Memorial Night
A poet describes a fever dream in which a grand night parade at Washingtons Capitol leads to visions of a phantom army. He recalls memorial figures from Gettysburg Malvern Chancellorsville and other battles marching with silent, dignified resolve through the sleepless dawn. The piece blends reverie with national memory.
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Malvern Hith
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Memorial Day Tribute Promotes Honoring Fallen Heroes
Memorial Day observance urged for honoring fallen soldiers. The message calls for garlands and wreaths, saluting valor and duty, and retelling their story to honor freedom and justice won through sacrifice.
Flag and Freedom Reflections on Memorial Day
A reflective piece on the flag as a symbol of liberty and national unity. Henry Ward Beecher’s words praise Stars and Stripes as emblematic of liberty and duty and urge citizens to stand by the flag through life and death. It notes Thanksgiving observances on the last Thursday of November across states and the spirit of gratitude.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Reunion of Officers Twenty Years After Gettysburg
The account recalls a late Civil War reunion where General Gordon learns of General Barlow’s supposed death at Gettysburg, only to discover Barlow alive on the field. Mrs Barlow nurse’s him back to health after being located at Eleventh Corps headquarters, and a banquet reunion prompts questions about kinship between the two generals.
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Gordon
Barlow
Weal Jouton
Gettym Dure
Gettysburg
Jim Presdon
Patriotism Lesson Echoed By Heroes Of The Union
Fragmentary lines recall duty of every citizen to aid the nation in peril. The piece honors heroes who defended the Union during critical battles and urges men of Al Mid to follow their example and serve country in times of need.
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Hero Shades
Fire Town
the Phantom Review
Harte
Bret
Grand Review
Washington
Chiefcat Avenue
Capitol Square
Ribes
Hove
Lyn
Peete
Isin
Sisi
Garlanda
Tal Fewere
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