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78. the happy land of Canaan: a New Version, Dedicated to the Third Iowa boys. If you listen to mtold you about The doings in our happy land of Canaan. chorus — Hip! hip! hip! Hurrah! hurrah! hur or we'll die, In defence of our happy land of Canaan. The greatest peril yet, By which our country'el crew, And drive them from the happy land of Canaan. Way down in old Missouri, There's where Generin command, Now he's happy in a better land of Canaan. Col. Mulligan's brigade, They were never yet r got, Then surrendered up their happy land of Canaan. There's the “Dutch Company,” Who are fightingurstay!” They're an honor to our happy land of Canaan. I will tell you in my song, How our boys get g's Glue,” When fighting for our happy land of Canaan. When our gallant little band Once arrives in hordes, And drive them from our happy land of Canaan. Now my song is nearly done, But I'll tell youg; Just tell the rebel horde, You're the up-and-ready Third, From Iowa in the happy land of Canaa
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
of the logical sequences, it seems to me, that follow inexorably, and not to be shunned, from the proposition that we are dealing with alien enemies, is, What is our duty with regard to the confiscation of their property? And that would seem to me to be very easy of settlement under the Constitution, and without any discussion, if my first proposition is right. Hasn't it been held from the beginning of the world down to this day? From the time the Israelites took possession of the land of Canaan, which they got from alien enemies, hasn't it been held that the whole of the property of those alien enemies belongs to the conqueror, and that it has been at his mercy and his clemency what should be done with it? And for one, I would take it and give it to the loyal man, who was loyal from the heart, at the South, enough to make him as well as he was before, and I would take the balance of it and distribute it among the volunteer soldiers who have gone forth in the service of their count
nches and preparing hasty protections for the guns. They were in position before daylight, and as the fog lifted from the marshes and the river, four shells were gently thrown over into the upper fort, much to the astonishment and indignation of the gentlemen from Dixie. In a few moments nine gunboats were in position, some of them throwing sixty-four pound shells, and eighteen thirty-two pounders upon the two forts now doing their best to send us all, as the boys say, to the happy land of Canaan. The Tenth and Sixteenth Illinois were placed in the trenches as sharpshooters, and the Thirty-ninth, Twenty-seventh, Sixty-third, and Forty-third Ohio regiments were placed on the flanks and in the rear to support the battery. The First Regular U. S. infantry, under Capt. Mower, manned the guns. Fortunately they had been well drilled as artillerists, and behaved admirably. Col. Bissell's engineer regiment were most valuable aids. While I have no desire to puff any regiment, I must sa
ghts, Without having many fights, He never had made one that he could brag on. He made his last stand On the rolling Cumberland, And was sent to the happy land of Canaan. Old Zolly's gone, And the secesh will have to mourn, Because they thought he'd do to depend on; But he knew his end was nigh When he met with Colonel Fry, Who sent him to the happy land of Canaan. Oh! Zollicoffer's dead, And the last words he said: “I see another wild cat a comina.” Up steps Colonel Fry, And shot him in the eye, And sent him to the happy land of Canaan. The dead brought to Life again.--The following remarkable incident occurred in Dodgeville, Wisconsin: When the pCanaan. The dead brought to Life again.--The following remarkable incident occurred in Dodgeville, Wisconsin: When the present war first broke out, a young man who resided in the above village joined a company commanded by Capt. Tom Allen, which was afterward incorporated in the Second regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers, and was present at the terrible and disastrous battle of Bull Run. The intelligence came back to his family at Dodgeville that he
inguish surrounding objects. Up and down the river, far as the eye could reach, the fleet lay quietly at anchor, the many-colored signal-lights, bright and flickering, looked like fairy stars of various hues, flashing along the whole line. A light breeze was blowing up the river, rippling the water noiselessly, each ripple moving as with fiery life, from the reflection of the fires on the banks. A sound of many voices singing a hymn, in the direction of the negro barges, came floating musically over the water, to the tune of We're bound for the happy land of Canaan. All else was still as death, and as I sat upon the deck of the steamer looking at the enchanting scene, I thought of peace and good — will to men, rather than of war and war expeditions. We did not leave until near seven o'clock A. M., when all being in readiness at the change of the tide, the whole fleet moved slowly down the river. Nothing occurred of any particular consequence during the voyage. --N. Y. Tribune
39. to Canaan! a song of the six hundred thousand. see numbers, 1:45, 46. Where are you goingy One of Israel, His name is Lord of Hosts! To Canaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To blowwoven in his loom Let no man rend in twain! To Canaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To planr And march them off for slaves? To Canaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To strike upon theoir, And Miriam's timbrel rung! To Canaan! To Canaan! The priests and maidens cried; To Canaan! ToCanaan! To Canaan! The people's voice replied. To Canaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To thunder thrCanaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To thunder through its adder-dens, The anthems of the North! When Canaan's hosts are scattered, And all her wallsCanaan, The Lord has led us forth, To thunder through its adder-dens, The anthems of the North! When Canaan's hosts are scattered, And all her walls lie flat, What follows next in order? --The Lord will see to that! We'll break the tyrant's sceptreCanaan's hosts are scattered, And all her walls lie flat, What follows next in order? --The Lord will see to that! We'll break the tyrant's sceptre, We'll build the people's throne-- When half the world is Freedom's Then all the world's our own! To Canaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To sweep the rebel threshing-floors, A whirlwind fro[7 more...]
nderstood, and their striking originality would catch the ear of any musician. Besides this, they are valuable as an expression of the character and life of the race which is playing such a conspicuous part in our history. The wild, sad strains tell, as the sufferers themselves never could, of crushed hopes, keen sorrow, and a dull daily misery which covered them as hopelessly as the fog from the rice-swamps. On the other hand, the words breathe a trusting faith in rest in the future — in Canaan's fair and happy land, to which their eyes seem constantly turned. A complaint might be made against these songs on the score of monotony. It is true there is a great deal of repetition of the music, but that is to accommodate the leader, who, if he be a good one, is always an improvisator. For instant, on one occasion, the name of each of our party who was present was dexterously introduced. As the same songs are sung at every sort of work, of course the tempo is not always alike.
18. happy land of Canaan. by one of the Fifty-Seventh Ohio. Now we are in Camp Chase, and that to rout He will send them to the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. ty, dirty devils) Right into the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho,ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. Brs are, He will send them to the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. lag come down, Or send it to the happy land of Canaan. Chorus,--Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. . . . They will send them to the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. em all----, And send them to the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. steed, They will send him to the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. ts to kill, And send them to the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc. ong the niggers, ‘Way down in the happy land of Canaan. Chorus — Ho, ho, ho, fal-de-ral-de-da, etc.
single man, To drive them to the happy Land of Canaan. Oh! oh! oh! Confeds, don't you know A good tfight, And we'll blow you to the happy land of Canaan The rebels soon will find That the Yankees ar long, Until we send them to the happy land of Canaan. Oh! oh! oh! Ye rebels, don't you know That tls run, Or we'll blow you to the happy land of Canaan. Jeff Davis, he is wise, At least in rebel ey all sin, And send him with the rebels down to Canaan. Oh! oh! oh! Ye rebels, don't you know A goodre the boys To drive them to the happy land of Canaan. It makes the rebs look sad To think that Linrebel van, And start them to the happy land of Canaan. Oh! oh! oh! Ye rebels, don't you know A goodface about, And march you to the happy land of Canaan. The happy time has come, And the rebels are out Since they started from the happy Land of Canaan Oh! oh! oh! Ye rebels, don't you know A good g? We will show you how to fight, And put you all to flight, En route for the happy land of Canaan. [1 more...]
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, part 1.4, chapter 1.5 (search)
m, and made them strong, confident, and victorious. The stories of Joseph, David, and Daniel, and the three brave youths at Babylon had powerfully affected me, but, unfortunately, their associations with tasks and rods had marred their attractions. My delight in saintly Enoch and his friends was unalloyed by any such bitter memories. The story was also written in an easy every-day language, and the scenes were laid in a country wherein God's presence was still felt. God had departed from Canaan, and He had cast off Israel, and now His protection was vouchsafed to all the children of men without distinction, and only piety and prayer were needed to secure His aid in times of distress. Above the fireplaces in the schoolroom, the two dormitories, and dining-hall, were tacked painted iron sheets which were inscribed with appropriate Scriptural texts. We had Bible lessons morning and evening, collects and gospels to commit to memory. Our shelves held a fair collection of religious