. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . 1864. The boys down south in Dixies boys down south in Dixies boys down south in Dixies come and rescue Maryland. We are coming. Father Abraham, three hundred thousand Mississippis winding stream and from New Englands shore; .<544 SONGS OF THE WAS DAYS We leave our ploughs and workshops, our wives division on the battlefield of Chickamauga. It is said to have alll| children dear sung l,v (;l,:li Terrys regiment on the battlefie
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . 1864. The boys down south in Dixies boys down south in Dixies boys down south in Dixies come and rescue Maryland. We are coming. Father Abraham, three hundred thousand Mississippis winding stream and from New Englands shore; .<544 SONGS OF THE WAS DAYS We leave our ploughs and workshops, our wives division on the battlefield of Chickamauga. It is said to have alll| children dear sung l,v (;l,:li Terrys regiment on the battlefield just i«,i i ,i f„n £ ll ,.u\ i ,,* previous to the actual engagement. With hearts too full tor utterance, with hut a single tear: We dare not look behind us, but steadfastly The morning star is paling; the camp fires flickc before:We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundredthousand more! Chorus Our , are madly neighing; for the bugle bidsus go: So put the foot in .stirrup and shake the bridle free. We are coming, we are coming, our Union to For today the Texas Rangers must cross t]ie restore : Tennessee. 7*. ■-* «. «* v mm-?* FATHER ABRAHAM This photograph shews seme of the members of the Twenty-second New York Infantry, who fought at the Second Battle ofBull Run, Antietam, and Chancellorsville. It lost during service eleven officers and sixty-two men killed and mortally woundedand one officer and twenty-eight enlisted men by disease. Notwithstanding, many of these men wen- among the first to enlistagain when Lincoln issued his call for .10(1,0(10 volunteer, to fill the ranks of the army, a call that gave rise to the famous song ofthat year, Were Coming Father Abraham, Three Hundred Thousand Strong. Here they are at Harpers Ferry in 62 en-joying the luxury of a visit from a lady whose light gown is attractively spread out over her ample hoop-skirt at the right of the is interesting to study the formal manner in which the men are holding their rifle
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