Statistics for occurrence #1 of “George Cary Eggleston” in chapter 8, page 178 of 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.:
...And give him the largest half!
Charles Graham Halpine.
According to common report a body of negro troops sang these words as they entered Richmond on the morning of April 3, 1865.
George Cary Eggleston adds a special interest to the song:
it is an interesting fact, illustrative of the elasticity of spirit shown by the losers in the great contest, that the song, which might have been supposed t...
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