Poem by W.H. Miller - The Army Drum

Name/Title

Poem by W.H. Miller - "The Army Drum"

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.11

Scope and Content

Typescript brown paper with black lettering. The text is a poem titled, "The Army Drum" written by W.H. Miller. It is written in a rhyming scheme of AABBCCDED. It is on two pages stapled together with 8 paragraphs. The poem is about the Salvation Army band drums calling for someone to come along thorugh their hardships. Each paragraph goes through key life experiences and feelings. The poem flows through someones life and each paragraph ends with the line, "Said the Army's noisy drum." The last paragraph is the end of someones life and the line changes to "Said the Army's solemn drum."

Acquisition

Accession

2024.8

Source or Donor

Fuqua, Herbert E., Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Major Herbert E. Fuqua in Memory of Major Herbert Fuqua

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poem

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Typescript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2024.8.12