Harper's Weekly Text
July 23, 1864,
p. 478 (2-4)
Synopsis
A
mother helps her little girl find a correspondent among Union
soldiers. Eventually, the little girl carries on a correspondence
with a lonely soldier who has no family. When the soldier gets a
furlough, he comes to visit the girl and her family. The
correspondence stops soon after his visit, a fact that worries the
little girl’s parents. Later, the mother encounters the soldier,
now a captain, dying in a Baltimore hospital from war wounds. He
asks to see the little girl again. When the girl appears, the
soldier gives her his sword. After he dies, the little girl’s
father tells her that the captain died doing his duty, and that
she may honor him by always doing her duty. |
Historical Background:
"A Soldier's Diary"
February 4, 1865,
p. 75 (3-4)
Commentary:
"A Political Catechism for Children"
September 7, 1861,
p. 562 (1-2)
"How to Cheer the Soldiers"
February 18, 1865,
p. 99 (1-2)
Illustrations:
"Winter Quarters in Camp—The Inside of a Hut"
January 24, 1863,
p. 52 (1-4)
"The
Soldier’s Dream"
November 7, 1863,
p. 709 (1-4)
"The
Fourth of July, 1864"
July 16, 1864, pp. 456 (1) – 457 (4)
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