Description
Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal, suffice it to say this touching Take This Letter to My Mother memorial sonnet is easily read and remains in pleasing period condition with no tears or repairs. The rhyme was penned by Cpt. Enoch G. Adams who was a 23 year old graduate of Yale and teacher when he enlisted on 6/1/1861 as a Private of Co. D of the soon to be hard fought 2nd New Hampshire Infantry. Promoted to Sargent 10/1/1861, wounded at the Battle of Williamsburg on 5/51862, then commissioned 2nd Lieut 8/10/1862. Discharged for promotion on 5/6/1864 when he was promoted Captain of the 1st Regt. U. S. Volunteers Capt. Adams was in command of the 1st USV for 4 months in which as senior Capt. and acting Colonel. After the War he lived for a time in National Military Home, KY. He died in Berwick, Maine in 1901. The sonnet reads as follows:
Take this letter to my Mother
Far across the deep blue Sea
It will fill her heart with pleasure
She’ll be glad to hear from me
How she wept when last we parted
How her heart was filled with pain
When we said (good by) god bless you
We may never meet again
Chorus
Far across the deep blue sea
It will fill her heart with pleasure
She’ll be glad to hear from me
Verse #2
Take this letter to my mother
It will fill her heart with joy
/tell her that her prayers are answered
God protects her darling boys
Tell her to be glad and cheerful
Pray for me where "ere I roam
And ere long I;ll turn my footsteps
Back towards my dear old home
Chorus
Verse #3
Take this letter to my Mother
It is fill with words of love
If on earth I’ll never meet her
Tell her that we’ll meet above
Where there is no hour of parting
All is peace and love and joy.
God will bless my dear old Mother
And protect her darling boy.
Chorus
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