The old camp kettle

Humorous reminiscences of camp life in the Civil War. Humorous reminiscences of camp life in the Civil War. Poem in five four-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: The old black cook with his little dipper. Patent medicine advertisement at end of text: The poor man's friend, a wonderful preserver of health ... I.W. Boatman, formerly of the 83 O.V.I. Seven Mile, Ohio. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because the poem refers to the Civil War as in the past.