Memorial poem for Daniel Brackett Newcomer

Name/Title

Memorial poem for Daniel Brackett Newcomer

Entry/Object ID

ARC666

Scope and Content

Memorial poem for Daniel Brackett Newcomer, son of Rev. John C. and Elizabeth Brackett Newcomer, of Harpers Ferry. Poem by Blanche A. Wheatley; memoriam by Frances Willard, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Chapter. Mr. Newcomer was the first World War I soldier from Jefferson County to die in service; he died on February 1, 1918, at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Printed on cardboard with gold star and ribbon in left margin; ribbon originally was red, white, and blue, but blue has faded to green. Media file contains a copy of article from a Bates College publication on the death of Mr. Newcomer, Bates class of 1921.

Acquisition

Accession

558

Source or Donor

Schiller, Elise

Acquisition Method

Gift