This pamphlet is an example of postwar mendicant literature—items printed and sold for the support of their authors—and illustrate some of the hardships faced by soldiers in battle who became disabled veterans in later life. The cover of this poem states, "The author of this book lost his arm in the discharge of his duties as Machinist on board the Demaly while conveying troops from Galloup's Island to City Point, Va."
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