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Poem
January 5, 1865
The Democratic Press
Eaton, Preble County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A poem depicting a golden-haired young wife mourning her husband's death as the sole casualty in his company's victorious battle on Georgia's plains during the Civil War.
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Full Text
[From the Cincinnati Enquirer.]
"ONE KILLED."
BY F. C. BIGELOW.
A young wife fair,
With golden hair,
Wipes the warm tears from out her eyes
And she alone,
Makes sob and moan
As husband to the battle hies.
Tidings are brought
Of battle fought
In hostile Georgia's plains afar,
The loss was slight,
And vanquish'd quite
Was th' enemy in fields of war.
A Captain, who
Wrote home in glee,
"My company has lost but one,
His bones not left
Upon the crest
Of hill where the fight had begun."
His comrades, torn
In one short morn—
Forgot the very name he bore,
But a wife fair,
With golden hair,
Shall now lament him ever more!
"ONE KILLED."
BY F. C. BIGELOW.
A young wife fair,
With golden hair,
Wipes the warm tears from out her eyes
And she alone,
Makes sob and moan
As husband to the battle hies.
Tidings are brought
Of battle fought
In hostile Georgia's plains afar,
The loss was slight,
And vanquish'd quite
Was th' enemy in fields of war.
A Captain, who
Wrote home in glee,
"My company has lost but one,
His bones not left
Upon the crest
Of hill where the fight had begun."
His comrades, torn
In one short morn—
Forgot the very name he bore,
But a wife fair,
With golden hair,
Shall now lament him ever more!
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
War Military
What keywords are associated?
Wife Mourning
Soldier Death
Battle Georgia
Civil War Casualty
Victorious Fight
What entities or persons were involved?
By F. C. Bigelow.
Poem Details
Title
One Killed.
Author
By F. C. Bigelow.
Subject
Mourning A Husband's Death In Battle
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
A Young Wife Fair,
With Golden Hair,
But A Wife Fair,
With Golden Hair,
Shall Now Lament Him Ever More!