POETICAL PEN-PICTURES OF THE WAR: SELECTED FROM OUR UNION POETS. By J. HENRY HAYWARD. Published for the purpose of founding a BUILDING FUND for the who may be left unprovided for.. Organ- ized May, 1861. Chartered by Act of Legislature, April, 1862. And Christ said -- "Whosoever shall give unto these Little Ones, shall in no wise lose SECOND EDITION. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY THE EDITOR. 13 PARK Row. 1864, BIBLIOTHECA ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1863, By J. HENRY HAYWARD, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. T. R. DAWLEY, ELECTROTYPER AND PRINTER 13 PARK ROW, N. Y. Editor's Preface. SECOND EDITION. The reader has now in hand a copy of the second edition, which we look upon with considerable pride, inasmuch as it is considerably improved, both in contents, and typographical appearance, eight pages having been added and several poems extracted and replaced by others of greater interest and merit, that add materially to the value of the collection, which we can now safely pronounce "the first two years of the war," complete. We feel a just pride in this, also from the fact, that, it being the second edition, it is thus the certain indication of the succes of our undertaking, which we have the gratification of announcing, is still further ensured by the fact, that, even before this goes to press, a third edition has been ordered, to meet the immediate demands of our Subscription Lists; not one copy, as yet, having been disposed of in the regular book trade; and so the good work progresses. In regard to the book trade, it is a noticeable fact, since the issue of our work, no less than four volumes of more or less importance, have been placed before the public, each and all using much of the same material collected by us in advance, and, to which, we therefore claim a prior right; but we feel, with our friends, that there is room enough for all, with the gratification of knowing, that our work was the first in the field, as the date of the copyright (Oct. 29th, 1862,) and the time of our first issue, fully proves-together with the fact, |