English poem
On Sherman's Men who fell in the Assault of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia.
They said that Fame her clarion dropped Because great deeds were done no more— That even Duty knew no shining ends, And Glory—'twas a fallen star! But battle can heroes and bards restore. 2Nay, look at Kenesaw: Perils the mailed ones never knew Are lightly braved by the ragged coats of blue, And gentler hearts are bared to deadlier war.
More by Herman Melville
- Off Cape Colonna
- Old Counsel
- On a natural Monument
- On a Natural Monument in a field of Georgia.
- On The Grave Of A Young Cavalry Officer Killed In The Valley Of Virginia
- On the Home Guards who perished in the Defense of Lexington, Missouri.
- On the Men of Maine killed in the Victory of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- On The Photograph Of A Corps Commander