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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 9: Poetry and Eloquence. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 2: deeds of valor (search)
Charles Scribner's sons. George Parsons Lathrop. The following poem was suggested by General Pleasonton's article in the century, which is reprinted in battles and leaders, III, 172 ff. the charfront of the human storm, With a stern, commanding shout: ‘Align those guns!’ (We knew it was Pleasonton's.) The cannoneers bent to obey, And worked with a will at his word: And the black guns moved ou die to save the rest!’ By the shrouded gleam of the western skies, Brave Keenan looked into Pleasonton's eyes For an instant-clear, and cool, and still; Then, with a smile, he said: ‘I will.’ had fallen with terrific force upon Howard's (Eleventh) Corps, driving it along in confusion. Pleasonton had started out at four o'clock to pursue the Confederate wagon-train, since Jackson was suppohe conflict in the early evening of May 2, 1863. Of the close of the fight, the Union General Alfred Pleasonton reported: ‘It was now dark, and their presence could only be ascertained by the f