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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: FORT SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA Matches Found: 13 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` "BOB ANDERSON, MY BEAU", by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: "bob anderson, my beau, bob, when we were first aquent" Last Line: "but I love a man that dares to act, bob anderson" Subject(s): "american Civil War;anderson, Robert (1805-1871);fort Sumter, South Carolina;soldiers;u.s. - History; CHARLESTON, by JOHN UPDIKE Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A kind of wooden boston, crowding toward Last Line: The horizontal smudge, fort sumter, where %six hundred thousand men began to die Subject(s): Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Sumter, South Carolina FIGHT AT FORT SUMTER, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Twas a wonderful brave fight Last Line: And a stern retribution %to the south Subject(s): American Civil War; Fort Sumter, South Carolina; U.s. - History MY MOTHER-LAND, by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My mother-land! Thou wert the first to fling Last Line: A prelude and a prophecy combined! Subject(s): American Civil War; Confederate States Of America; Fort Sumter, South Carolina; United States - History; Confederacy ON FORT SUMTER, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: It was a noble roman Last Line: "who says with 'southern daring,' / 'I'll find a way, or make it!'" Subject(s): "american Civil War;confederate States Of America;fort Sumter, South Carolina;u.s. - History;" Confederacy SONNET: ELLIOTT IN FORT SUMTER, by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: And high amongst these chiefs of iron grain Last Line: Confer an antique immortality! Subject(s): American Civil War; Fort Sumter, South Carolina; United States - History SUMTER, by HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: So they will have it! Last Line: On with the cannon! Subject(s): American Civil War; Fort Sumter, South Carolina; Patriotism; United States - History SUMTER - A BALLAD OF 1861, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Twas on the twelfth of april Last Line: "our soil's redeemed from hateful yoke, / we'll keep it pure or die" Subject(s): "american Civil War;confederate States Of America;fort Sumter, South Carolina;u.s. - History;" Confederacy SUMTER [APRIL 12, 1861], by EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Came the morning of that day / when the god to whom we pray Last Line: For the sin! Variant Title(s): The Twelfth Of April Subject(s): American Civil War; Fort Sumter, South Carolina; United States - History THE BATTLE OF CHARLESTON HARBOR, by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Two hours, or more, beyond the prime of a blithe april day Last Line: And thou in clear-eyed faith hast seen god's angels near the guns! Subject(s): American Civil War; Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Sumter, South Carolina; Holidays; Memorial Day; United States - History; Declaration Day THE BATTLE OF MORRIS' ISLAND; A CHEERFUL TRAGEDY, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: The morn was cloudy and dark and gray Last Line: Look our for the battle that's yet to come / down there on morris' island Subject(s): "american Civil War;anderson, Robert (1805-1871);fort Sumter, South Carolina;soldiers;u.s. - History; THE FIGHT AT SUMTER, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Twas a wonderful brave fight! Last Line: And a stern retribution / to the south Subject(s): "american Civil War;fort Sumter, South Carolina;u.s. - History; TWILIGHT ON SUMTER, by RICHARD HENRY STODDARD Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Still and dark along the sea Last Line: Hell shall rise in grim derision and make room! Subject(s): American Civil War; Fort Sumter, South Carolina; U.s. - History |
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