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"The Vacant Chair" is a poem that was written following the death of John William Grout (July 25, 1843 – October 21, 1861). Grout was a soldier killed in the American Civil War during the Battle of Ball's Bluff .
The poem, "The Vacant Chair" was written by Henry S Washburn to commemorate the death of Lt. John William Grout of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry, who was killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. It was set to music by George F. Root and was popular in the North and South due to its universal message of loss.
" (The Prisoner's Hope), "The Vacant Chair" (with lyrics by Henry S. Washburn), "Just before the Battle, Mother", and "The Battle Cry of Freedom". [8] He wrote the first song concerning the war, The First Gun is Fired , only two days after the conflict began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter .
An empty chair to represent the absence of the missing and fallen. [14] USS William P. Lawrence honors her namesake with a missing man table. The elements are tradition, not prescribed. Individual displays may differ depending on the availability, practicality, and appropriateness of the various elements in a particular venue.
Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest court said the animals have no legal right to demand their release because they are not human. Tuesday's ...
Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.
The Six Nations wooden spoon is heading Wales' way again after it lost to Italy 22-15 and earned more unwanted records on Saturday. Wales has never suffered consecutive last-place finishes in the ...
Pages in category "1861 poems" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... The Vacant Chair; W. The Wind That Shakes the Barley