. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . &&& Oktttjabitrg. They faltered not who stood that day And held this post of dread;Nor cowards they who wore the gray Until the gray was red. For every wreath the victor wears The vanquished half may claim;Every monument declares A common pride and fame. We raise no altar stones to Hate, Who never bowed to Fear:No province crouches at our gate, To shame our triumph here. Here standing by a dead wrongs grave The blindest now may see,The blow that liberates the slave But sets the master free! When ills beset the nations life Too dang
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . &&& Oktttjabitrg. They faltered not who stood that day And held this post of dread;Nor cowards they who wore the gray Until the gray was red. For every wreath the victor wears The vanquished half may claim;Every monument declares A common pride and fame. We raise no altar stones to Hate, Who never bowed to Fear:No province crouches at our gate, To shame our triumph here. Here standing by a dead wrongs grave The blindest now may see,The blow that liberates the slave But sets the master free! When ills beset the nations life Too dangerous to bear,The sword must be the surgeons knife, Too merciful to spare. O Soldier of our common land, Tis thine to bear that bladeLoose in the sheath, or firm in hand, But ever unafraid. When foreign foes assail our right, One nation trusts to thee—To wield it well in worthy fight— The sword of Meade and Lee! James Jeffrey Roche. JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG Have you heard the story that gossips tellOf Burns of Gettysburg? No? All, well: [2061
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