Herman Melville’s Poem Shiloh: A Requiem
The April 6-7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee was by far the costliest battle in terms of casualties up to that point in the year old Civil War. Each side suffered over 1700...
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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...
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...
Herman Melville’s Poem “The Fall of Richmond”
Herman Melville (1819-1891) is best known for writing novels, like Moby Dick, and short stories, like Bartleby, the Scrivener, but he also wrote poetry, including poems about the Civil War. In 1866, he published...
Herman Melville on the Gray Ghost
The Gray Ghost, as John S. Mosby was known, inspired both the Union and Confederate armies. Mosby and his men inspired pride in the South and struck fear in the hearts of Union soldiers. That fear...