Appomattox Poems - Poems about Appomattox

...And still his death haunts webbed wide world post American Civil War Preface: On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," Presiden......

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...Winning the war Winning the peace Divided by victory Joined in — defeat (The New Room: December, 2024)......

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...There’s a universe in my library Where I often rest within, Beginning with cosmology Where the mystery of life begins... In space and time in books you’ll find On a shelf upon a wall, Near......

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...June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at App......

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...Memorial Day – 2024... origin of holiday Strong and brave men and women gave their level best crème de la crème strongest and bravest leaving grieving significant others with emotional ago......

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...Memorial Day – 2023... origin of holiday Strong and brave men and women gave their level best crème de la crème strongest and bravest leaving grieving significant others with emotional agony......

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...Grant this civil yankee to doodle till Lee gets blue in the face blowing 99 red balloons April 9th, 2023 will signal 158 years since Appomattox plus what would have been ninety sixth birth of......

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...Ford's Theater, April 15th, 1865... Petersen House, Washington, D.C. I admit to own a passion for the Civil War in general, and the life and death of the sixteenth president in particular bet......

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...“Just when he thought he’d had all he could take, April arrived like a careless mistake.” From DRIVING DIXIE DOWN by Anonymous Brown Smithstonian Folkways Recordings catalogue # 317-704-1106 ......

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...Memorial Day – 2020... since time immemorial crème de la crème strongest and bravest forsook their lives eternal peace they rest honored and revered succumbed mortal test. (now pardon ma faux......

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...Officially called Decoration Day proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan first observed on 30 May 1868 Waterloo N.Y. officially declared the birthplace by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1......

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...Carry me to my home Virginia Headed south through Arlington We can stop off in Manassas On our way to Lovingston Take me back to the Peaks of Otter Let's return to Mabry Mill We can drive the......

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...Florence hydra logical might - tee pseudo tentacles, monstrous sight didst bring watery plight, deluge rivaling Noah - bliss oblige epic flood of biblical proportions, downright terri......

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...blowing balloons signaling 158 years since Appomattox (Alternately titled always look on the bright side of life) Armageddon would be morbidly amazing, concluding (reign of *****Sapiens) ......

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...Petersen House, Washington, D.C. (i admit to own a passion for the Civil War in general, and the life and death of the sixteenth president in particular). between a hard spot of whiskey ......

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