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Poem
December 1, 1863
The Nashville Daily Union
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A mournful poem lamenting Confederate military losses in battles like Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga, and grieving the end of slavery as the South's 'Idol,' hope, and wealth, expressing despair for life without slaves.
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(For Nashville Union,)
The melancholy days are come,
the saddest
Of sorrow were all pensive but, and torrents
Leaves;
Bred in the mellows of this grove, our chivalry
to dowl;
They humbly lived their time that met
meit: m,
The ri b ler and bus nested aro
ras0e viie,
And then his head nor lets are
Itotthral
h; )
and thibeiz.
tth nt
1.'4
MrMy N
, lithy broot;
Lat thoy to e.lemt is
, ', K moo: :
Are lying in tibotr Jou
Our torg ire Alibg "
benbs kere
, .:! , J xains 1:
Fort Donelson and Bowling Green were captured long
ago
And in the; Yakee
marched oor
The full the Doey
Asr from
, Jal:ap pa1
paui
And (hoa qur prosegs
gladg asd giom.
:id tin
.[.i}
ri.l b.13
14
The Misy'eslppl cace
o ure,
Lsd Chatlamocgl, &rigt aM:
wirt.
But gow wioie derls of
sb
vateri wild,
And Ctattasoors's mecto
R:4.
Fort Buater, ooce our joy
L4akt
ad duwa,
And tronclads are beiobisg
the lows.
I Eaplmd t sritror
, v:i
jot cput
Chio' likea line rotstd-Jeilaadl
14:
Our soldnere 'gajast
0yr
Srends lin camp;
ind Preeidrai Detis, Doie
Our Jserm, Loe, ex Mtsre
and blocse,
They bokd htrt tarativul ty the
4ad poy tttl G:mr the cal:.
4n
To cal up rizbly es ana
Shll sere aock
Wha Reesd
Der
.'s.
Justy Kx
Thee tatl oar beert so 4
burg en the hill:
And the South wind searches for the braves whose
breath so late he bore,
And stahs to find them in Penn's woods and by Vicks-
burg no more
But our sorent grief is not for the boys, over whom
the congperors tread,
But for our Idol for which they fell. O Slavery! art
thoucead
Thou was our hope, our waalth, cur Iife, our dearest,
Urst desire,
A sheiter from the summer sun,and in ths w inter
fre.
No longer lifs for as has clafms; we long for peaceful
graves,
Tor what is life, and wealth, and friends, without
Our aegro slaves?
The melancholy days are come,
the saddest
Of sorrow were all pensive but, and torrents
Leaves;
Bred in the mellows of this grove, our chivalry
to dowl;
They humbly lived their time that met
meit: m,
The ri b ler and bus nested aro
ras0e viie,
And then his head nor lets are
Itotthral
h; )
and thibeiz.
tth nt
1.'4
MrMy N
, lithy broot;
Lat thoy to e.lemt is
, ', K moo: :
Are lying in tibotr Jou
Our torg ire Alibg "
benbs kere
, .:! , J xains 1:
Fort Donelson and Bowling Green were captured long
ago
And in the; Yakee
marched oor
The full the Doey
Asr from
, Jal:ap pa1
paui
And (hoa qur prosegs
gladg asd giom.
:id tin
.[.i}
ri.l b.13
14
The Misy'eslppl cace
o ure,
Lsd Chatlamocgl, &rigt aM:
wirt.
But gow wioie derls of
sb
vateri wild,
And Ctattasoors's mecto
R:4.
Fort Buater, ooce our joy
L4akt
ad duwa,
And tronclads are beiobisg
the lows.
I Eaplmd t sritror
, v:i
jot cput
Chio' likea line rotstd-Jeilaadl
14:
Our soldnere 'gajast
0yr
Srends lin camp;
ind Preeidrai Detis, Doie
Our Jserm, Loe, ex Mtsre
and blocse,
They bokd htrt tarativul ty the
4ad poy tttl G:mr the cal:.
4n
To cal up rizbly es ana
Shll sere aock
Wha Reesd
Der
.'s.
Justy Kx
Thee tatl oar beert so 4
burg en the hill:
And the South wind searches for the braves whose
breath so late he bore,
And stahs to find them in Penn's woods and by Vicks-
burg no more
But our sorent grief is not for the boys, over whom
the congperors tread,
But for our Idol for which they fell. O Slavery! art
thoucead
Thou was our hope, our waalth, cur Iife, our dearest,
Urst desire,
A sheiter from the summer sun,and in ths w inter
fre.
No longer lifs for as has clafms; we long for peaceful
graves,
Tor what is life, and wealth, and friends, without
Our aegro slaves?
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
War Military
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Confederate Lament
Civil War Defeats
Slavery Loss
Southern Mourning
Vicksburg Fall
What entities or persons were involved?
(For Nashville Union,)
Poem Details
Author
(For Nashville Union,)
Subject
Lament For Confederate Defeats And Loss Of Slavery
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
Fort Donelson And Bowling Green Were Captured Long Ago
But Our Sorent Grief Is Not For The Boys, Over Whom The Congperors Tread,
But For Our Idol For Which They Fell. O Slavery! Art Thou Dead
Thou Was Our Hope, Our Waalth, Cur Iife, Our Dearest, Urst Desire,
No Longer Lifs For As Has Clafms; We Long For Peaceful Graves,