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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA Matches Found: 6 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN [MARCH 8, 1862], by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Gray swept the angry waves Last Line: As the cumberland went down. Subject(s): American Civil War; Cumberland (ship); Hampton Roads, Virginia; Sea Battles; United States - History; Virginia (ship); Naval Warfare; Merrimac (ship) ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND, by GEORGE HENRY BOKER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Stand to your guns, men!' morris cried Last Line: For those beneath the wave! Variant Title(s): Attack Of The Cumberland Subject(s): American Civil War; Cumberland (ship); Hampton Roads, Virginia; Morris, George Upham; Sea Battles; United States - History; Virginia (ship); Naval Warfare; Merrimac (ship) THE ATTACK, by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In hampton roads, the airs of march were bland Last Line: She sank, thank god! Unsoiled by foot of traitor! Subject(s): American Civil War; Cumberland (ship); Hampton Roads, Virginia; Morris, George Upham; Sea Battles; U.s. - History; Virginia (ship); Naval Warfare; Merrimac (ship) THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR [MARCH 9, 1862], by GEORGE M. BAKER Poem Text First Line: Out of a northern city's bay Last Line: Hurrah for the monitor's famous cruise! Subject(s): American Civil War; Hampton Roads, Virginia; Monitor (ship); Sea Battles; United States - History; Virginia (ship); Naval Warfare; Merrimac (ship) THE CUMBERLAND, by HERMAN MELVILLE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Some names there are of telling sound Last Line: Cumberland! Cumberland! Subject(s): American Civil War; Cumberland (ship); Hampton Roads, Virginia; Sea Battles; United States - History; Virginia (ship); Naval Warfare; Merrimac (ship) THE CUMBERLAND [MARCH 8, 1862], by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: At anchor in hampton roads we lay Last Line: And without a seam! Subject(s): American Civil War; Cumberland (ship); Hampton Roads, Virginia; Patriotism; Sea Battles; United States - History; Virginia (ship); Naval Warfare; Merrimac (ship) |
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