WHEN THE BOYS IN BLUE ARE GONE

Written by Civil War veteran John Hendricks

Narrated by DUVCW member Susan Barry

John Hendricks was the last surviving veteran of the Eighty-Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment.  He wrote this poem long after the Civil War expressing his concern that future generations might forget what Union soldiers and members of the Grand Army of the Republic held most sacred: the Union, and the flag for which they fought.

Fraternity – Charity – Loyalty