The battle of Cannæ, and terrible overthrow of the Roman army; an historical poem and diagram, showing the positions of both armies drawn up in order for battle . T H E BATTLE OF CANNJ^., TERRIBLE OVERTHROW OF THE ROMAN ARMY; Pisloricnl |l0em anb JliHgram, SHOWING THE POSITIONS OF BOTH ARMIES DRAWN UP INORDER FOR BATTLE. WITH SHORT NOTES OF^-BSPLANATION. V n t 1876. ^ BALTIMORE PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY JOSEPH NEAL, 1856. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1856, By JOSEPH NEAL, In the Clerks Office of tlie District Court of Maryland. % JOHN D. TOY. PRINTEU, ^ 6 DEDICATED M
The battle of Cannæ, and terrible overthrow of the Roman army; an historical poem and diagram, showing the positions of both armies drawn up in order for battle . T H E BATTLE OF CANNJ^., TERRIBLE OVERTHROW OF THE ROMAN ARMY; Pisloricnl |l0em anb JliHgram, SHOWING THE POSITIONS OF BOTH ARMIES DRAWN UP INORDER FOR BATTLE. WITH SHORT NOTES OF^-BSPLANATION. V n t 1876. ^ BALTIMORE PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY JOSEPH NEAL, 1856. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1856, By JOSEPH NEAL, In the Clerks Office of tlie District Court of Maryland. % JOHN D. TOY. PRINTEU, ^ 6 DEDICATED MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF UNITED STATES ARMY, PREFACE. This small Poem is oifered to the piildic withoutany formal introduction or explanation of the induce-ments of the author, (expecting the reader to ascribeits publication to vanity^) with the remark that itwas composed for the amusement of a few leisurehours. If it should not amuse or instruct the unlearnedreader in Heathen Mythology, or give a true account,so far as .it goes, of the manner of fighting beforetlie use of fire-arms; the brutal neglect of the remainsof the slain, andbattleofcannte00stum
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