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tructed Sherman in his advance on Atlanta, as alluded to in the poem, and in the march to the sea. In 1865, as lieutenant-general, he commanded the cavalry in Johnston's army up to the surrender. Wheeler's brigade at Santiago 'Neath the lances of the tropic sun The column is standing ready, Awaiting the fateful command of one Whose word will ring out To an answering shout To prove it alert and steady. And a stirring chorus all of them sung With singleness of endeavor, Though some to The Bonny blue flag had swung And some to The Union for ever. The order came sharp through the desperate air And the long ranks rose to follow, Till their dancing banners shone more fair Than the brightest ray Of the Cuban day On the hill and jungled hollow; And to Maryland some in the days gone by Had fought through the combat's rumble, And some for Freedom's battle-cry Had seen the broad earth crumble. Full many a widow weeps in the night Who had been a man's wife in the morning; For the banners w