Just Break the News to Mother (FH)
Dying soldier sends a message to his mother. Saves flag but loses life; general comes to commend him and discovers it is his own son. CFMJ, 7 (1979): FH Index - 6/10/26; Greenleaf: "While the Boys in Blue Were Fighting" - p. 363; ref - Fowke, "Midwest Folklore", p. 37 (gives publ...
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| Summary: | Dying soldier sends a message to his mother. Saves flag but loses life; general comes to commend him and discovers it is his own son. CFMJ, 7 (1979): FH Index - 6/10/26; Greenleaf: "While the Boys in Blue Were Fighting" - p. 363; ref - Fowke, "Midwest Folklore", p. 37 (gives publ. Charles K. Harris - 18970. |
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