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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), 120 . Maryland . (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 389 (search)
Great Pop-gun practice.--Toby is a high private in the First Regiment of the Mississippi army.
His company is armed with the breech-loading Maynard rifle, warranted to shoot twelve times a minute, and carry a ball effectually 1,600 yards.
Men who fought at Monterey and Buena Vista call the new-fangled thing a pop-gun.
To test its efficacy, Toby's Captain told the men they must try their guns.
In obedience to command, Toby procured the necessary munitions of war, and started with his pop-gun for the woods.
Saw a squirrel up a very high tree — took aim — fired.
Effects of shot immediate and wonderful.
Tree effectually stripped, and nothing of the squirrel to be found, except three broken hairs.
Pop-gun rose in value — equal to a four-pounder.
But Toby wouldn't shoot toward any more trees — afraid of being arrested for cutting down other people's timber.
Walked a mile and a quarter to get sight of a hill.
By aid of a small telescope, saw hill in distance; saw large rock on
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 515 (search)
166.
songs of the rebels.
Southern war-cry.
air--Scots, wha hae. Countrymen of Washington! Countrymen of Jefferson! By Old Hick'ry oft led on To death or victory! Sons of men who fought and bled, Whose blood for you was freely shed, Where Marion charged and Sumter led, For freemen's rights! From the Cowpens glorious way, Southron valor led the fray To Yorktown's eventful day, First we were free! At New Orleans we met the foe; Oppressors fell at every blow; There we laid the usurper low, For maids and wives! Who on Palo Alto's day, 'Mid fire and hail at Monterey, At Buena Vista led the way? “Rough and Ready!” Southrons all, at Freedom's call, For our homes united all, Freemen live, or freemen fall! Death or liberty! --N. O. Picayu