Indiana at Shiloh: Report of the Commission

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Indiana Shiloh National Park Commission, 1904 - 310 σελίδες

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Σελίδα 283 - By the driven snow-white and the living blood-red Of my bars, and their heaven of stars overhead — By the symbol conjoined of them all, skyward cast, As I float from the steeple, or flap at the mast, Or droop o'er the sod where the long grasses nod, My name is as old as the glory of God. . . . So I came by the name of Old Glory.
Σελίδα 283 - sa tang to the spirit As salt as a tear: And seeing you fly, and the boys marching by, There's a shout in the throat and a blur in...
Σελίδα 283 - favor" a name, so to say, That sounds so familiar and careless and gay As we cheer it and shout in our wild breezy way — We — the crowd, every man of us, calling you that — W e — Tom, Dick, and Harry — each swinging his hat And hurrahing "Old Glory !" like you were our kin, When — Lord!
Σελίδα 171 - The general commanding congratulates the troops who so gallantly repulsed and routed a numerically superior force of the enemy, composed of the flower of the Southern army, commanded by their ablest generals, and fought by them with all the desperation of despair. "In numbers engaged, no such contest ever took place on this continent; in importance of results, but few such have taken place in the history of the world.
Σελίδα 282 - OLD GLORY! say, who, By the ships and the crew, And the long, blended ranks of the Gray and the Blue — Who gave you, Old Glory, the name that you bear With such pride everywhere, As you cast yourself free to the rapturous air, And leap out full length, as we're wanting you to? — Who gave you that name, with the ring of the same, And the honor and fame so becoming to you? Your stripes stroked in ripples of white and of red...
Σελίδα 282 - ... we're wanting you to? — Who gave you that name, with the ring of the same, And the honor and fame so becoming to you? Your stripes stroked in ripples of white and of red, With your stars at their glittering best overhead — By day or by night their delightfulest light Laughing down from their little square heaven of blue!
Σελίδα 170 - The eyes and hopes of eight million people rest upon you. You are expected to show yourselves worthy of your valor and courage, worthy of the women of the South, whose noble devotion in this war has never been exceeded in any time. With such incentives to brave deeds, and with trust that God is with us, your General will lead you confidently to the combat, assured of success.
Σελίδα 283 - We — the crowd, every man of us, calling you that — We,— Tom, Dick and Harry, — each swinging his hat And hurrahing "Old Glory !" like you were our kin, When — Lord! — we all know we're as common as sin! And yet it just seems like you humor us all And waft us your thanks, as we hail you and fall Into line, with you over us, waving us on Where our glorified, sanctified betters have gone. And this is the reason we're wanting to know (And we're...
Σελίδα 283 - Old Glory!" like you were our kin, When — Lord! — we all know we're as common as sin! And yet it just seems like you humor us all And waft us your thanks, as we hail you and fall Into line, with you over us, waving us on Where our glorified, sanctified betters have gone. — And this is the reason we're wanting to know — (And we're wanting it so! — Where our own fathers went we are willing to go) — Who gave you the name of Old Glory — Oho!
Σελίδα 170 - SOLDIERS OF THE ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI : I have put you in motion to offer battle to the invaders of your country, with the resolution and discipline and valor becoming men, fighting, as you are, for all worth living or dying for. You can but march to a decisive victory over agrarian mercenaries sent to subjugate and despoil you of your liberties, property and honor.

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