Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Letter to Editor
May 15, 1883
National Republican (Washington City
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A letter from Washington, D.C., on May 15 encloses a 20-year-old article with a poem tribute to General Hancock by soldiers of the 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, sung before his departure from command.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
A Tribute to Hancock,
To the Editor.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—The inclosed article, published nearly twenty years ago in a Washington paper, may be of interest to many of the boys who served in the Army of the Potomac. The copy was obtained from a lady now residing in this city, whose father was an officer in the 2d New York heavy artillery.
B. T. S.
"The following tribute of the high esteem and honor in which Gen. Hancock is held by the men of the 2d corps, was sung in front of the headquarters of Maj. Hogg, commanding 2d New York heavy artillery, on the Weldon railway, at the extreme left of the army of the Potomac, previous to Gen. Hancock's taking leave of his command. The verses were composed by Surgeon Laurence Reynolds, 63d New York volunteers:
HANCOCK, THE PRIDE OF THE BOLD SECOND CORPS.
As with sorrow the lone loving mother is parting
Her fond favorite child, though a young happy bride:
As grieves the true friend when his comrade is starting
For wealth or for glory o'er ocean's dark tide:
So is sorrow's dark shadows our hearts now oppressing
For the hero who guides us to conquest no more;
So each eve pours a tear and each bosom a blessing
For Hancock, the pride of the bold second corps
We remember the perils from which your skill saved us.
How you felt for your troops as the sire for son.
How, when foemen loud cheering with gallant pride braved us.
You led the fierce charge and the victory won.
Tho' life's pathway may lead thee to still brighter glory,
Forget not your comrades in battles of yore;
For pure is the record and glorious the story
Of Hancock, the pride of the bold second corps.
Farewell; oh, how painful to burst our connection!
But duty compels it, and sadly we part:
But naught can e'er sever the bond of affection
That binds to brave Hancock the true soldier's heart.
As gold to the miser, as his bride to the lover.
Art thou to the friends who may see thee no more:
We'll think of thee, Hancock; we'll love thee forever,
And remember, brave chieftain, thy bold second corps."
To the Editor.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—The inclosed article, published nearly twenty years ago in a Washington paper, may be of interest to many of the boys who served in the Army of the Potomac. The copy was obtained from a lady now residing in this city, whose father was an officer in the 2d New York heavy artillery.
B. T. S.
"The following tribute of the high esteem and honor in which Gen. Hancock is held by the men of the 2d corps, was sung in front of the headquarters of Maj. Hogg, commanding 2d New York heavy artillery, on the Weldon railway, at the extreme left of the army of the Potomac, previous to Gen. Hancock's taking leave of his command. The verses were composed by Surgeon Laurence Reynolds, 63d New York volunteers:
HANCOCK, THE PRIDE OF THE BOLD SECOND CORPS.
As with sorrow the lone loving mother is parting
Her fond favorite child, though a young happy bride:
As grieves the true friend when his comrade is starting
For wealth or for glory o'er ocean's dark tide:
So is sorrow's dark shadows our hearts now oppressing
For the hero who guides us to conquest no more;
So each eve pours a tear and each bosom a blessing
For Hancock, the pride of the bold second corps
We remember the perils from which your skill saved us.
How you felt for your troops as the sire for son.
How, when foemen loud cheering with gallant pride braved us.
You led the fierce charge and the victory won.
Tho' life's pathway may lead thee to still brighter glory,
Forget not your comrades in battles of yore;
For pure is the record and glorious the story
Of Hancock, the pride of the bold second corps.
Farewell; oh, how painful to burst our connection!
But duty compels it, and sadly we part:
But naught can e'er sever the bond of affection
That binds to brave Hancock the true soldier's heart.
As gold to the miser, as his bride to the lover.
Art thou to the friends who may see thee no more:
We'll think of thee, Hancock; we'll love thee forever,
And remember, brave chieftain, thy bold second corps."
What sub-type of article is it?
Emotional
Historical
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Hancock Tribute
Second Corps
Army Of The Potomac
Weldon Railway
Civil War Poem
Laurence Reynolds
What entities or persons were involved?
B. T. S.
To The Editor.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
B. T. S.
Recipient
To The Editor.
Main Argument
shares an article from nearly twenty years ago containing a poem tribute to general hancock, sung by soldiers of the 2d corps before his departure, to interest veterans of the army of the potomac.
Notable Details
Poem Composed By Surgeon Laurence Reynolds, 63d New York Volunteers
Sung In Front Of Headquarters Of Maj. Hogg, Commanding 2d New York Heavy Artillery, On The Weldon Railway
Copy Obtained From A Lady Whose Father Was An Officer In The 2d New York Heavy Artillery