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Rouse, E.S.S., 1828-1913 The Soldiers' Welcome!

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09665 Author/Creator: Rouse, E.S.S., 1828-1913 Place Written: Mount Vernon, Ohio Type: Broadside Date: 4 July 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Broadside of a poem recited at a celebration of the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon. The poem mocks the defeated Confederates. It also mentions Copperheads, and people who fled to Canada to avoid the draft. There is also a section about Jefferson Davis and his attempt to flee wearing women's clothes.

Rouse, E.S.S., 1828-1913

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