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ELEGY FOR THE NATIVE GUARD by NATASHA TRETHEWEY

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First Line: WE LEAVE GULFPORT AT NOON; GULLS OVERHEAD
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - SOLDIERS; AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; SHIP ISLAND (MISSISSIPPI);
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