“The Cumberland”

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“The Cumberland” is a Civil War–themed poem by Herman Melville, included in his collection *Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War*, that commemorates the sinking of the Union warship USS Cumberland.

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“The Cumberland” canonical 1

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instanceOf poem ⓘ
author Herman Melville ⓘ
collectionBy Herman Melville ⓘ
commemorates sinking of USS Cumberland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War ⓘ
genre narrative poem ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation Herman Melville, novelist ⓘ
Herman Melville, poet ⓘ
hasHistoricalFigureDepicted Union sailors of USS Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: USS Cumberland
hasPerspective Union ⓘ
historicalContext Confederate Navy ⓘ
Union Navy ⓘ
includedIn Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm lyric ⓘ
literaryMovement American literature ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature ⓘ
meter irregular ⓘ
originalMedium print ⓘ
originalPublicationPlace New York City ⓘ
portrays Union sailors ⓘ
naval combat ⓘ
publicationYear 1866 ⓘ
publisherOfCollection Harper & Brothers ⓘ
referencesVessel CSS Virginia ⓘ
relatedWork Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War ⓘ
Shiloh: A Requiem ⓘ
The March into Virginia ⓘ
rhymeScheme varied ⓘ
setDuring American Civil War ⓘ
Battle of Hampton Roads ⓘ
subject Battle of Hampton Roads ⓘ
USS Cumberland ⓘ
sinking of USS Cumberland ⓘ
theme American Civil War ⓘ
heroism ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
tone elegiac ⓘ
somber ⓘ
workIn American Civil War poetry ⓘ

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Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War → hasPart → “The Cumberland” ⓘ