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Then in 1863, during the American Civil War, Longfellow's oldest son, Charles Appleton Longfellow, joined the Union Army without his father's blessing. Longfellow was informed by a letter dated March 14, 1863, after Charles had left. "I have tried hard to resist the temptation of going without your leave but I cannot any longer", he wrote.
Frances "Fanny" Elizabeth Appleton (1819–1861) ∞ 1843: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844–1893) Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow (1845–1921) ∞ 1868: Harriet "Hattie" Spelman; Fanny Longfellow (1847–1848) Alice Mary Longfellow (1850–1928) Edith Longfellow (1853–1915) ∞ Richard Henry Dana III ...
Fanny Appleton Longfellow, with sons Charles and Ernest, circa 1849 The small collection Poems on Slavery was published in 1842 as Longfellow's first public support of abolitionism. However, as Longfellow himself wrote, the poems were "so mild that even a Slaveholder might read them without losing his appetite for breakfast". [ 59 ]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his pacifist poem, "Christmas Bells" on Christmas Day 1864 [10] at the news of his son Lieutenant Charles Appleton Longfellow having suffered severe wounds in November during the Mine Run Campaign.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the 1863 poem "Christmas Bells", which became the carol "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day", in response to learning of his son Charles Appleton Longfellow being severely wounded in the battle.
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Site of destroyed village of Moura (probably destroyed by the June 1886 eruption of Mt. Tarawera). Appears to be a mud flow (lava?) sloping down toward a lake. A few dead trees visible. From Charles Appleton Longfellow's trip to New Zealand in 1891. Archives Number: 1008-2-1-2-9-45; Camera manufacturer: Canon: Camera model: Canon EOS REBEL T3 ...
1st Lieutenant Charles P. Goodyear Jr. – Son of vulcanized rubber inventor Charles Goodyear. 1st Lieutenant Charles A. Longfellow – Son of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1st Lieutenant John L. Mitchell – United States Senator and father of aviation prophet Billy Mitchell.