Anecdotes, Poetry, and Incidents of the War: North and South. 1860-1865 |
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... young enough to be a minor . He led off with " How old are you , and what are your qualifi- cations ? " " Twenty - two and a strong stomach . " - Then I requested him to fire his interrogations singly , which he did : " What is the ...
... young enough to be a minor . He led off with " How old are you , and what are your qualifi- cations ? " " Twenty - two and a strong stomach . " - Then I requested him to fire his interrogations singly , which he did : " What is the ...
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... young man , he was a stage - driver among the Berkshire hills , in Massachusetts , and this is how he happened to get into the army : At a time in winter when the roads were dangerous , going down a steep hill , the stage slewed and ...
... young man , he was a stage - driver among the Berkshire hills , in Massachusetts , and this is how he happened to get into the army : At a time in winter when the roads were dangerous , going down a steep hill , the stage slewed and ...
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... ! " The representative of chivalry in- stantly collapsed , bowie - knives , revolvers and all , and passed into the hands of Surgeon Crawford , The following letter is from a young Scotch- place where ANECDOTES , POETRY , AND INCIDENTS .
... ! " The representative of chivalry in- stantly collapsed , bowie - knives , revolvers and all , and passed into the hands of Surgeon Crawford , The following letter is from a young Scotch- place where ANECDOTES , POETRY , AND INCIDENTS .
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... young ladies will you list and go , come young ladies will you list and go . A new silk dress you shall put on , to follow up the mu- sic fife and drum , the drum shall beat and the fife shall play , the drum shall beat and the fife ...
... young ladies will you list and go , come young ladies will you list and go . A new silk dress you shall put on , to follow up the mu- sic fife and drum , the drum shall beat and the fife shall play , the drum shall beat and the fife ...
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... young man who resided in the above village joined a com- pany commanded by Captain Tom Allen , which was afterwards incorporated in the Second regi- ment of Wisconsin Volunteers , and was present at the terrible and disastrous battle of ...
... young man who resided in the above village joined a com- pany commanded by Captain Tom Allen , which was afterwards incorporated in the Second regi- ment of Wisconsin Volunteers , and was present at the terrible and disastrous battle of ...
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Page 103 - Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.
Page 399 - UP from the South at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Page 437 - Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right, And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.
Page 438 - New occasions teach new duties : Time makes ancient good uncouth ; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth ; Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires ! we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea. Nor attempt the Future's portal with the Past's blood-rusted key.
Page 254 - How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair.
Page 287 - God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life.
Page 245 - WHEN I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes.
Page 103 - Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me.
Page 254 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Page 103 - In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea. With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free. While God is marching on.