. History of "Old Abe, " : the live war eagle of the Eighth Regiment Wisconsin Voluteers. HISTORY L D J\ Lj hj j LIVE WAR EAGLE EIGHTH KEGIMENT WISCONSIN VOLUNTEEKS, BY JOSEPH 0. BARRETT. ■ Ah ! that Eagle of Freedom ! when cloud upon cloudSwathed the sky of my own native land with a shroud :When lightnings gleamed fiercely and thunder bolts rung,How proud to the tempest those pinions were flung;Though the wild blast of battle swept swiftly the airWith darkness and dread, still the Eagle was there—Unquailing and towering his high flight was on,Till the Rainbow of Peace crowned the victory won.
. History of "Old Abe, " : the live war eagle of the Eighth Regiment Wisconsin Voluteers. HISTORY L D J\ Lj hj j LIVE WAR EAGLE EIGHTH KEGIMENT WISCONSIN VOLUNTEEKS, BY JOSEPH 0. BARRETT. ■ Ah ! that Eagle of Freedom ! when cloud upon cloudSwathed the sky of my own native land with a shroud :When lightnings gleamed fiercely and thunder bolts rung,How proud to the tempest those pinions were flung;Though the wild blast of battle swept swiftly the airWith darkness and dread, still the Eagle was there—Unquailing and towering his high flight was on,Till the Rainbow of Peace crowned the victory won. PUBLISHED B~52 ALFRED X,. SEWELL,13S LAKE STKEET, CHICAGO. CHICAGO :DUNLOP, SEWELL & SPALDING, PRINTERS. 1865: Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, By ALFRED L. SEWELL, In the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for theNorthern District of Illinois. NOTE TO THE READER. The incidents herein described were related by valid witnesses,whose valuable services are gratefully acknowledged. Aside fromthe Romances of the Eagle, they actually o
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