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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 2 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), Little Eddie, the Drummer-Boy: a Reminiscence of Wilson's Creek. (search)
nnessee. Our fifer immediately commenced straightening himself upward until all the angles in his person had disappeared, when he placed his fife in his mouth, and played the Flowers of Edenborough, one of the most difficult things to follow with the drum that could have been selected, and nobly did the little fellow follow him, showing himself to be a master of the drum. When the music ceased, our Captain turned to the mother and observed: Madam, I will take your boy. What is his name? Edward Lee, she replied; then placing her hand upon the Captain's arm, she continued, Captain, if he is not killed-- here her maternal feelings overcame her utterances, and she bent down over her boy and kissed him upon the forehead. As she arose, she observed: Captain, you will bring him back with you, won't you? Yes, Yes, he replied, we will be certain to bring him back with us. We shall be discharged in six weeks. In an hour after, our company led the Iowa First out of camp, our drum and fife