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

The Battle of Morris' Island, A Cheerful Tragedy.

Anonymous. "The Battle of Morris' Island, A Cheerful Tragedy.." Vanity Fair, April 27, 1861, 204.
Type
magazine
Genre
poetry
Abstract

Poem turning the Morris Island battle into a bit of a joke. The closing concession is that there will be actual bloodshed and soon.