Lines on the death of a young officer of the United States Navy, fallen in battle for his country
March 1864
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867
Sentimental poem lamenting the death of a soldier in battle. 12 lines written in one stanza. Poem ends: "He lived as Mother's wish their Sons to live, / He died as fathers wish their Sons to die." Halleck was a poet from Guildford, Connecticut. He...
GLC02453.01