Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War

This is an 1866 poetry collection by Herman Melville about the American Civil War. The poems, dedicated to Union soldiers who died, reflect on battles, events, and memories of the conflict from the fall of Richmond back to the war's beginning.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›American poetry›Civil War and after, 1861 to 1889

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›American poetry›Civil War and after, 1861 to 1889