The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

War [from the Household Journal]

Barber, Joseph. "War [from the Household Journal]." New-York Saturday Press, November 24, 1860, 1.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

Barber contrasts the pre-battle scene of shining weaponry and erect soldiers with the death by the end of the fight. He explains war is only glorious when it combats tyrants to protect freedom.