The historical record preserves this poet’s work, but little is known of their life. Further details will be added as sources emerge.
A Ballad of the War
J. Herbert Sass
Watchman, what of the night?
Through the city’s darkening street,
Silent and slow, the guardsmen go
The Battle of Richmond
J. Herbert Sass
“For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword; neither was
it their own arm that helped them; but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and
the light of Thy countenance, because Thou hadst a favor unto them.”
Marching to Death
J. Herbert Sass
“The National Quarterly depicts a remarkable scene, which occurred some
years since on one of the British transport ships. The commander of the
troops on board, seeing that the vessel must soon sink, and that there was