by Paul Negri
First published 1997
From the furious charge of soldiers to the quiet mourning of loved ones, "Civil War Poetry" captures the conflict's tumult in raw, unsparing verse. As the drums of war echo, Melville, Emerson, Whitman, and other luminaries give voice to the era's passions - its unwavering courage, its profound anguish, its unyielding hope. Amidst the clash of steel and thunderous cannon, these inspired words bear witness to a nation's most harrowing trial, forging the American spirit in the fires of a divided land.
Genres: american-civil-war, american, poetry, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, lyrical
Tropes: historical-fiction
Setting: United States
Period: Civil War, 1861-1865, 19th Century
128 pages · Paperback · Dover Publications