{"id":"01KG8AJMQ3680EVZC8W04VZT64","cid":"bafkreidzdxwssmmujindepcxs3rzrwo63wcm4qzbye2fap5jh5abgbytvi","type":"segment","properties":{"description":"# On the Photograph of a Corps Commander.\n## Overview\nThis is a segment of poetry titled \"On the Photograph of a Corps Commander,\" extracted from the text file [battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8). It is a part of the larger poetry collection [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9). The segment consists of five stanzas, lines 2165-2197 of the source text.\n\n## Context\nThe poem is included in [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9), which is contained within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It appears in sequence between [The Armies of the Wilderness.](arke:01KG8AJMQ30RYSMM8AKEVJ5Q7W) and [The Swamp Angel.](arke:01KG8AJMQ3CGQ4EMPE4MRS0VRW).\n\n## Contents\nThe poem reflects on a photograph of a Union Corps Commander, praising his \"warrior-carriage,\" \"brave dilation of the frame,\" and the \"soul that led / In Spottsylvaniaa’s charge to victory.\" It connects the commander's lineage to \"men of Agincourt\" and \"Heroes who shared great Harry’s mind,\" invoking \"knightly Norman fires.\" The poem concludes by stating that \"Nothing can lift the heart of man / Like manhood in a fellow-man,\" contrasting this with the humbling thought of \"heaven’s great King afar.\"\n","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:48:28.135Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"On the Photograph of a Corps Commander.","end_line":2197,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:35.910Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"On the Photograph of a Corps Commander.","source_file":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","start_line":2165,"text":"On the Photograph of a Corps Commander.\r\n\r\n\r\nAy, man is manly. Here you see\r\n  The warrior-carriage of the head,\r\nAnd brave dilation of the frame;\r\n  And lighting all, the soul that led\r\nIn Spottsylvaniaa’s charge to victory,\r\n  Which justifies his fame.\r\n\r\nA cheering picture. It is good\r\n  To look upon a Chief like this,\r\nIn whom the spirit moulds the form.\r\n  Here favoring Nature, oft remiss,\r\nWith eagle mien expressive has endued\r\n  A man to kindle strains that warm.\r\n\r\nTrace back his lineage, and his sires,\r\n  Yeoman or noble, you shall find\r\nEnrolled with men of Agincourt,\r\n  Heroes who shared great Harry’s mind.\r\nDown to us come the knightly Norman fires,\r\n  And front the Templars bore.\r\n\r\nNothing can lift the heart of man\r\n  Like manhood in a fellow-man.\r\nThe thought of heaven’s great King afar\r\n  But humbles us--too weak to scan;\r\nBut manly greatness men can span,\r\n  And feel the bonds that draw.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r","title":"On the Photograph of a Corps Commander."},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9","peer_type":"poetry_collection","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AJMQ30RYSMM8AKEVJ5Q7W","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AJMQ3CGQ4EMPE4MRS0VRW","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:38.211Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:48:28.430Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}