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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, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Southern soldier boy. (search)
The Southern soldier boy. by Rev. A. J. Ryan. Young as the youngest who donned the gray, True as the truest that wore it-- Brave as the bravest, he marched away, (Hot tears on the cheeks of his mother lay,) Triumphant waved our flag one day, He fell in the front before it.Firm as the firmest, where duty led, He hurried without a falter; Bold as the boldest, he fought and bled, And the day was won-but the field was red, And the blood of his fresh young heart was shed On his country's hallowed altar.On the trampled breast of the battle plain, Where the foremost ranks had wrestled, On his pale, pure face, not a mark of pain, (His mother dreams they will meet again,) The fairest form amid all the slain, Like a child asleep-he nestled.In the solemn shades of the woods that swept The field where his comrades found him, They buried him there-and the hot tears crept Into strong men's eyes that had seldom wept, (His mother-God pity her-smiled and slept, Dreaming her arms were around him.)A g
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The men who wore the gray. (search)
The men who wore the gray. A new poem by Father Ryan.
[The following exquisite poem was prepared to be read at the meeting in behalf of the Southern Historical Society, in New Orleans, April 25th.
From some cause it failed to reach the committee in time, and was not read.
But we are sure that our readers will thank us for giving it here, and will join us in tendering Father Ryan the warm gratitude of true Confederates everywhere for adding this gem to the many others with which he has enFather Ryan the warm gratitude of true Confederates everywhere for adding this gem to the many others with which he has enriched our Southern literature, and embalmed the precious memories of the land and cause we love so well.] Tell it as you may, It never can be told; Sing it as you will, It never can be sung:-- The story of the glory Of the men who wore the gray In their graves, so still; The story of the living, Unforgiven yet forgiving, The victims still of hate, Who have forever clung, With a love that will not die, To the memories of our Past, Who are patient and who wait, True and faithful to the last,--
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), T (search)