Category: The Arts

August 18, 2024

The Civil War Themed Episodes of the Classic Twilight Zone TV Series

The original Twilight Zone television series had several episodes that dealt with the topic of war including some set during the Civil War. Rod Serling, the show’s creator, was a World War II combat...

Poetry / The Arts

May 17, 2024

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Civil War Poem “A Nameless Grave”

During the Civil War, neither the U.S. or Confederate military or government issued any type of identification to their soldiers. Although official identification in the form of the now familiar metal “dog tags” were...

Books and Authors / The Arts

July 21, 2023

Before She Became a Famous Novelist, Louisa May Alcott Served as a Nurse in the Civil War

When the Civil War began in 1861, Louisa May Alcott was an aspiring writer working for the Atlantic Monthly magazine, the forerunner of today’s Atlantic. Born in Pennsylvania in 1832, her family eventually moved...

Poetry / The Arts

May 11, 2023

The Poem “The Craven” Ridiculed George McClellan’s Absence From the Field at the Battle of Malvern Hill

The July 1st, 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill was the final conflict in the Seven Days Battles at the end of the Peninsula Campaign. The Union Army had been driven back from near Richmond...

Poetry / The Arts

November 16, 2022

Herman Melville’s Poem “Chattanooga” is a Reflection on the Battle of Missionary Ridge

In 1866, writer Herman Melville published a book of poetry on the just completed Civil War called “Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War”. Melville’s Civil War poems paid tribute to the bravery of the...

Music / Poetry / The Arts

May 18, 2022

“We Are Coming, Father Abra’am” Urged Northern Men to Answer Lincoln’s Call for 300,000 Troops

On July 1st, 1862, as General George McClellan’s unsuccessful and costly Peninsula Campaign was coming to an end, President Abraham Lincoln called on northern states governors to supply 300,000 more volunteers for the Union...

Music / Poetry / The Arts

December 13, 2021

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Civil War Poem “Christmas Bells”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) one of America’s most popular poets both in his time and today, is remembered for poems such as Paul Revere’s Ride, Evangeline, and The Song of Hiawatha. While Longfellow didn’t...

Poetry / The Arts

August 29, 2021

Herman Melville’s Poem “The Eagle of the Blue” Pays Tribute to Old Abe the War Eagle

Writer Herman Melville is best known for the novel Moby Dick, but he also wrote poetry in addition to prose. In 1866, he published a book of poems about the Civil War called “Battle...

Category: The Arts

The Civil War Themed Episodes of the Classic Twilight Zone TV Series

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Civil War Poem “A Nameless Grave”

Before She Became a Famous Novelist, Louisa May Alcott Served as a Nurse in the Civil War

The Poem “The Craven” Ridiculed George McClellan’s Absence From the Field at the Battle of Malvern Hill

Herman Melville’s Poem “Chattanooga” is a Reflection on the Battle of Missionary Ridge

“We Are Coming, Father Abra’am” Urged Northern Men to Answer Lincoln’s Call for 300,000 Troops

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Civil War Poem “Christmas Bells”

Herman Melville’s Poem “The Eagle of the Blue” Pays Tribute to Old Abe the War Eagle

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