The Vault at Pfaff's

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

Not on the Battle-Field

Pierpoint, John. "Not on the Battle-Field." New York Saturday Press. (1859-7-12).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

A soldier wishes to avoid death on the bloodied, body strewn fields during the war. He shuns courage in favor of dying an old man in a comfortable place.