Statistics for occurrence #1 of “de Yankee” in chapter 21 of Allan Pinkerton, The spy in the rebellion; being a true history of the spy system of the United States Army during the late rebellion, revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public, compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln , General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal-General .:
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Possum up a gum-stump, chawina slippery-ellum, Linkum am a-comina by'm-bye; Nigga's in de market ana massa tryina to sell 'em- Glory, glory, glory hallelujerum!
Secesh in Richmona — de Yankee boys has treed 'em- Linkum am a-comina by'm-bye; All de little pickaninnies gwine to git dar freedom- Glory, glory, glory hallelujerum!
Suddenly the merriment of the blacks was interrupted ...
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| † | De Yankee | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
| De Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
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