The Soldier's Letter (Fowke)

A soldier on the Union side of the U.S. Civil War writes a family to inform them of the death of their son and brother. In doing this he fulfills a promise to the dead youth. Mementos are mentioned as well. He informs the family that he buried he boy and carved him a tombstone. Randolph, Ozark, 254...

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Main Author: Pynn, Christine
Other Authors: Rowsell, Hayward, Halley, M.
Language:unknown
Published: 1987
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Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4414
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:munfla_list/4414 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 The Soldier's Letter (Fowke) The Boy That Wore the Blue Dear madam, I'm a soldier Pynn, Christine Rowsell, Hayward Halley, M. Long Island Notre Dame Bay 04/30/1987 11 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4414 unknown Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 74-181 C1695 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4414 All Rights Reserved 4 volume paper index of song recordings held in the MUNFLA Archives. The index was compiled by the Memorial University Folklore Archives; and the digital database created by the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place. Department of Folklore 1987 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z A soldier on the Union side of the U.S. Civil War writes a family to inform them of the death of their son and brother. In doing this he fulfills a promise to the dead youth. Mementos are mentioned as well. He informs the family that he buried he boy and carved him a tombstone. Randolph, Ozark, 254 (The Soldier's Letter); Fowke, MF 13 (1963), 38 (Boy That Wore the Blue) Ont.; Grover, Heritage, 166 (Soldier's Letter) N.S.; Ives, NEF 7 (1965), 41-45 (Soldier's Letter) Maine (gives additional refs.); Creighton, Nat. Mus. Coll., 5 versions; Peacock, Nat. Mus. Coll, 1 version, Newfoundland; FH 10/19/19 & 10/22/19; Colls. Puckett 9:2:471 (Ont); Doucette (CCFCS), 14:B:084; 17:A; 289 (P.Q.); Posen (CCFCS) (P.Q.) Other/Unknown Material Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description A soldier on the Union side of the U.S. Civil War writes a family to inform them of the death of their son and brother. In doing this he fulfills a promise to the dead youth. Mementos are mentioned as well. He informs the family that he buried he boy and carved him a tombstone. Randolph, Ozark, 254 (The Soldier's Letter); Fowke, MF 13 (1963), 38 (Boy That Wore the Blue) Ont.; Grover, Heritage, 166 (Soldier's Letter) N.S.; Ives, NEF 7 (1965), 41-45 (Soldier's Letter) Maine (gives additional refs.); Creighton, Nat. Mus. Coll., 5 versions; Peacock, Nat. Mus. Coll, 1 version, Newfoundland; FH 10/19/19 & 10/22/19; Colls. Puckett 9:2:471 (Ont); Doucette (CCFCS), 14:B:084; 17:A; 289 (P.Q.); Posen (CCFCS) (P.Q.)
author2 Rowsell, Hayward
Halley, M.
author Pynn, Christine
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The Soldier's Letter (Fowke)
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author_sort Pynn, Christine
title The Soldier's Letter (Fowke)
title_short The Soldier's Letter (Fowke)
title_full The Soldier's Letter (Fowke)
title_fullStr The Soldier's Letter (Fowke)
title_full_unstemmed The Soldier's Letter (Fowke)
title_sort soldier's letter (fowke)
publishDate 1987
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Notre Dame Bay
genre Newfoundland
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op_source 4 volume paper index of song recordings held in the MUNFLA Archives. The index was compiled by the Memorial University Folklore Archives; and the digital database created by the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place.
Department of Folklore
op_relation Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index
74-181
C1695
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4414
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