Ethel Lynn Beers

Ethel Lynn Beers (January 13, 1827-October 11, 1879) was an American poet best known for her patriotic and sentimental Civil War poem "All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight".

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All quiet along the Potomac to-night, no sound save the rush of the river, while soft falls the dew on the face of the dead, the picket's off duty forever.

— Ethel Lynn Beers