.) ▁His ▁miss ives ▁often ▁def ended ▁the ▁Union ▁cause ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁He ▁also ▁published ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁poetry ▁in ▁the ▁Journal , ▁including ▁his ▁most ▁famous ▁work , ▁" The ▁Old ▁Serge ant ," ▁which ▁told ▁a ▁real ▁account ▁of ▁actual ▁people . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Will son ▁moved ▁to ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁August us . ▁On ▁a ▁return ▁trip ▁to ▁New ▁Alb any , ▁he ▁was ▁str icken ▁with ▁a ▁pul mon ary ▁hem or rh age . ▁Though ▁he ▁eventually ▁recovered ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁return ▁trip , ▁he ▁died ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁of ▁Force y the ▁Will son ▁ ▁" The ▁Old ▁Serge ant ", ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁ ▁" In ▁State " ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Po ets ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Po ets ▁from ▁Indiana ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Al leg any ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁pul mon ary ▁hem or rh age ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁New ▁Alb any , ▁Indiana ▁Category : American ▁male ▁po ets ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁po ets <0x0A> </s> ▁Ter esa ▁Lab ri ola ▁( 1 8 7 3 –