The Nameless & The Faceless of the Civil War
A Collection of 28 Poems and 28 Essays along with historical photos
by Award Winning Author, Lisa G. Samia
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A collection of 28 poems and 28 essays along with a selection of historical photos, sketches, and quotes that are dedicated to the lost and forgotten of the Civil War, by award winning author, Lisa G. Samia. Selections within this work earned the award of FINALIST for the "Artist in Residence Program" with the National Parks Arts Foundation Gettysburg Poetry in 2018 and again in 2019.
Each poem is a narrative, a story told from an imagined person who is witnessing and experiencing some event during the Civil War.
Includes original sketch artwork "Bundle of Twigs" and "Unknown Confederate Soldier" drawn exclusively for this collection by artist, Shannon A. Reedy. The "Bundle of Twigs" icon is used to symbolize the hardships and suffering of the Civil War. The sketch "The Unknown Confederate Soldier" is of the headstones amassed at the Springwood Cemetery in Greenville, S.C.
Each poem is a narrative, a story told from an imagined person who is witnessing and experiencing some event during the Civil War.
Includes original sketch artwork "Bundle of Twigs" and "Unknown Confederate Soldier" drawn exclusively for this collection by artist, Shannon A. Reedy. The "Bundle of Twigs" icon is used to symbolize the hardships and suffering of the Civil War. The sketch "The Unknown Confederate Soldier" is of the headstones amassed at the Springwood Cemetery in Greenville, S.C.