{"id":"01KG8AJPZX3KFWSGX1SS9W0EEM","cid":"bafkreihnbll33znunq26efmvt2jwfb4spe3dykbgdpgbebasursxckpdri","type":"segment","properties":{"description":"# A Grave near Petersburg, Virginia.\n\n## Overview\n\"A Grave near Petersburg, Virginia.\" is a poetic segment extracted from the larger work [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9). This segment, spanning lines 3167-3191, is a short poem reflecting on a grave in Petersburg, Virginia, likely in the context of the American Civil War.\n\n## Context\nThis poem is part of [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9), a collection of poetry by Herman Melville, which is itself part of the broader [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the digital file [battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8). It follows the segment titled [“The Coming Storm:”](arke:01KG8AJPZHT7ZM74BQ6V3R6MXF) and precedes the segment titled [“Formerly a Slave.”](arke:01KG8AJPZHAFKJ54TG03XAHAJ4) within the collection.\n\n## Contents\nThe poem describes a grave marked with a head-board and foot-board, identifying the \"slumberer\" as Daniel Drouth. The verses express a wish for his grave to remain green, despite Drouth being described as a \"rebel of iron mould\" whose \"fire of hell\" caused many \"true hearts\" to lie cold. The poem concludes with a plea for the grave to remain undisturbed, referring to \"The—*Buried Gun*,\" suggesting a hidden or symbolic weapon associated with the deceased. The setting of Petersburg, Virginia, points to the poem's connection to the American Civil War, a common theme in Melville's *Battle-Pieces*.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:48:21.924Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"A Grave near Petersburg, Virginia.","end_line":3191,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:35.910Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"A Grave near Petersburg, Virginia.","source_file":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","start_line":3167,"text":"A Grave near Petersburg, Virginia.[19]\r\n\r\n\r\nHead-board and foot-board duly placed--\r\n  Grassed in the mound between;\r\nDaniel Drouth is the slumberer’s name--\r\n  Long may his grave be green!\r\n\r\nQuick was his way--a flash and a blow,\r\n  Full of his fire was he--\r\nA fire of hell--’tis burnt out now--\r\n  Green may his grave long be!\r\n\r\nMay his grave be green, though he\r\n  Was a rebel of iron mould;\r\nMany a true heart--true to the Cause,\r\n  Through the blaze of his wrath lies cold.\r\n\r\nMay his grave be green--still green\r\n  While happy years shall run;\r\nMay none come nigh to disinter\r\n  The--_Buried Gun_.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r","title":"A Grave near Petersburg, Virginia."},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9","peer_type":"poetry_collection","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AJPZHT7ZM74BQ6V3R6MXF","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AJPZHAFKJ54TG03XAHAJ4","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:40.541Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:48:22.121Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}