Charles Follen Adams
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Portrait of Charles F. Adams (Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1878)
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Born | April 21, 1842 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
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Occupation | American poet |
Language | English |
Subject | Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War. He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war. |
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Charles Follen Adams (21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts – 8 March 1918) was an American poet.[1][2]
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Biography
He received a common school education, and at the age of fifteen entered into mercantile pursuits. During the American Civil War, at age 22, Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry.[3] He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war.[4][5] On his release from prison, he was detailed for hospital duty.[3]
In 1872, he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a Pennsylvania German dialect.[5] His first published work was “The Puzzled Dutchman” which appeared in Our Young Folks.[3]
Works
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- 1878: Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[6]
- 1885: Mother's Doughnuts[7]
- 1886: Cut, Cut Behind ![8]
- 1887: Dialect Ballads[9]
- 1910: Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[10]
References
- ↑ Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide
- ↑ Charles Follen Adams at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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- ↑ Dorchester Atheneum: Charles Follen Adams
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- ↑ Adams, Charles Follen (Harper's Magazine)
- ↑ "Mother's doughnuts" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
- ↑ "“Cut, cut behind!”" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
- ↑ http://archive.org/stream/newinternational01gilm#page/102/mode/1up
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External links
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- Guide to Charles Follen Adams's works at Houghton Library, Harvard University
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- Works by Charles Follen Adams at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Charles Follen Adams Bio
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- 1842 births
- 1918 deaths
- Poets from Massachusetts
- Union Army soldiers
- Prisoners of war
- American Civil War prisoners of war