The Poetry of the American Civil War

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T H E P O E T R Y O F T H E A M E R I C A N C I V I L WA R T H E P O E T R Y O F T H E A M E R I C A N C I V I L WA R Edited by Lee Steinmetz With a new Foreword by James M. Lundberg Michigan State University Press East Lansing Copyright © 1960, 1991, and 2013 by Michigan State University Press All rights reserved iThe paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United States of America. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 the library of congress has cataloged the first edition as follows: Steinmetz, Lee, ed. The poetry of the American Civil War / edited by Lee Steinmetz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-87013-310-1 (hardcover) 1. American poetry—19th century. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Poetry. E647 .S85 1960 811.3082 59-015220 ISBN 978-1-61186-043-6 (paper) / ISBN 978-1-60917-327-2 (e-book) Book design by Scribe Inc. (www.scribenet.com) Cover design by David Drummond, Salamander Hill Design (www.salamanderhill.com). A lone grave on the battlefield of Antietam. Civil War glass negative collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington DC, LC-DIG-cwpb-01109. G Michigan State University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the Green Press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit Michigan State University Press at www.msupress.org ...