n the following year Miss Emily V. Mason of Virginia edited The Southern Poems of the Civil War. She had from the beginning of the war conceived the design of “collecting and preserving the various war poems which (born of the excited state of the public mind) then inundated our public newspapers.” With her collection, supplemented by those of her friends, she made an edition of 247 poems, not only as a memorial to the lost cause, but “to aid the education of the daughters of our desolate land” and especially to fit a certain number to be teachers. The volume proved popular, for by 1869 a third and enlarged edition was published, consisting of 288 poems. The first edition is notable for the large number of women writers selected from, 71 in all, the only noteworthy one being Mrs. Preston. There are thirteen poems on Stonewall Jackson, only two poems by Timrod, an indiscriminate list by Randall, and many anonymous poems. In the third edition we have eight by Timrod, four by Father Ryan, and good, though not the best, selections by Lucas, McCabe, Flash, and others.
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American |
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Baltimore, MD |
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The Southern Poems of the War
Collected and arranged by Miss Emily V. Mason, published by John Murphy & Co., Baltimore in 1867. A truly rare volume dedicated to the memory of the vanquished Confederate soldier. Dedication page reads as follows:
These poems, the offering of southern hearts, sung by Southern Firesides, and Southern camp fires, are appreciably inscribed To The Southern Soldiers, by one who admired their heroism, sympathized with their successes, mourned their sufferings, and shared their privations.
Unfortunately this book is in poor condition with the spine cover missing, both covers detached and worn. All pages are present, bound and in good condition. Hardcover, 456 pages, filled with period poems and songs from the Civil War. This book was owned by Miss Lon Lipscomb and is dated Feb. 15th, 1867. It also has an intriguing inscription inside the front cover:
Mamma told me this book was given to her by an old sweetheart. His last name was "Hill". 1867
Baltimore, 1874, 524pp., 12mo. First pub. 1867, notable for the freedom from reconstructive contamination brought on by the original rug rats (carpet beggars). This copy has been through the War! Cover generously flecked, bkstrp completely faded, rear cover contesting w/front for first prize in dishabille. Two signatures (gatherings of paper) reseated. All edges gilt, missing end papers. But its heart is pure, pumping pure patriotic fervor in rhyme and meter, Yankee invasion to deter.
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