G. L. S. [Poem in memory of George Luther Stearns] - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC00546
From Archive Folder	Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929
Title	G. L. S. [Poem in memory of George Luther Stearns]
Date	1 November 1874
Author	Whittier, John G. (1807–1892)
Document Type	Miscellany
Content Description	Poem in memory of George Luther Stearns. This copy was written for his wife, Mary Stearns. Mounted on a piece of letter sized paper. The poem was first published in May 1867 in the "Atlantic Monthly."
Subjects	African American History Poetry Literature and Language Arts Marriage Women's History Abolition John Brown African American Troops
People	Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892)
Place written	s.l.
Theme	Arts & Literature; Women in American History; African Americans
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	John G. Whittier was a noted poet, abolitionist and Quaker. George L. Stearns was a member of John Brown's Secret Six, and later helped form the colored regiments 54th and 55th Massachusetts and 5th Cavalry.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Transcript	Show/hide [Excerpts] [Draft] O dusky mothers & daughters, Vigils of mourning keep for him! Up in the mountains & down by the waters Lift up your voices & weep for him!