A facsimile edition of the 1866 publication containing seventy-two poems on major campaigns, battles, and events of the Civil War, representing the author's first foray into the world of poetry.
Discusses Melville's Battle-Pieces, a book of poems that chronicles the Civil War from John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry through Lincoln's assassination.
Presents lyrics for eighty-five Civil War ballads from the North and the South, including patriotic tunes, romantic and sentimental pieces, and songs of battles past.
