Lady in the dark

Our lady of the hospital

"Our lady of the hospital", by Harrison Millard (1830-1895), it's a song from American Civil War music (1861-1865).

The lady sitting in the dark between the hospital tents, is illuminated by the light of a lamp. The dark represents the sad days of the Civil War, the light and the lady simbolize the pity for the soldiers.

  She sits in our long dark ward
  By the light of a shaded lamp,
  No sound but the cry of relieving guard
  And the sentinels’ heavy tramp

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