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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 106 (search)
again. Many and hearty were the cheers that arose from our lines as the old fellow would sail around, first to the right, then to the left, and always return to his post, regardless of the storm of leaden hail that was around him. Something seemed to tell us that that battle was to result in our favor, and when the order was given to charge, every man went at them with fixed bayonets, and the enemy scattered in all directions, leaving us in possession of the battle-field. --letter from Chester D. Howe, Co. E, Twelfth Illinois volunteers. Did you hear of the fight at Corinth, How we whipped out Price and Van Dorn? Ah! that day we earned our rations-- (Our cause was God's and the Nation's, Or we'd have come out forlorn!) A long and a terrible day! And, at last, when night grew gray, By the hundred, there they lay, (Heavy sleepers, you'd say)-- That wouldn't wake on the morn. Our staff was bare of a flag, We didn't carry a rag In those brave marching days-- Ah! no — but a fine