World War, 1939-1945 -- Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
George S. Patton compositions
Item
Identifier: MS-0253
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one essay and three poems by George S. Patton. The essay (2 pages), ca. 1903, discusses the significance of the VMI Corps' participation in the Battle of New Market (May 1864) and the New Market ceremony; it was probably written during the year Patton attended VMI or shortly thereafter. The typescript original poems are entitled "A Dream" (written in France, 1917, "God of Battles", and "Fear"; the latter two are signed by Patton.
