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Doubtless, ere morning, we shall hear The end; we look for news to cheer   Let Hope fan all her fires.) DOUBTLESS ERE MORNING WE SHALL HEAR THE END WE LOOK FOR NEWS TO CHEER LET HOPE FAN ALL HER FIRES
e in the foeman’s Den; He snuffs the stormers. Need it is That for that fell assault of his, That rout inflicted, and self-scorn-- Immoderate in noble natures, torn By sense of being through slackness overborne-- The rebel be given a quick return: The kindest face looks now half stern. Balked of their prey in airs that freeze, Some fierce ones glare like savages. And yet, and yet, strange moments are-- Well--blood, and tears, and anguished War! The morning’s battle-ground is seen In lifted glades, like meadows rare; The blood-drops on the snow-crust there Like clover in the white-week show-- Flushed fields of death, that call again-- Call to our men, and not in vain, For that way must the stormers go. 3 P.M. The work begins. Light drifts of men thrown forward, fade In skirmish-line along the slope, Where some dislodgments must be made Ere the stormer with the strong-hold cope. Lew Wallace, moving to retake The heights late lost-- (Herewith a break. Storms at the West derange the wires. ACED BY FRESH STRONG MEN GREAT VIGILANCE IN THE FOEMAN'S DEN HE SNUFFS THE STORMERS NEED IT IS THAT FOR THE FELL ASSAULT OF HIS THAT ROUT INFLICTED AND SELF SCORN IMMODERATE IN NOBLE NATURES TORN BY SENSE OF BEING THROUGH SLACKNESS OVERBORNE THE REBEL BEAK GIVEN A QUICK RETURN THE KINDEST FACE LOOKS NOW HALF STERN BALKED OF THEIR PREY IN ERRORS THAT FREEZE SOME FIERCE ONES GLARE LIKE SAVAGES AND YET AND YET STRANGE MOMENTS ARE WELL BLOOD IN TEARS AND ANGUISHED WAR THE MORNING'S BATTLE GROUND IS SEEN IN LIFTED GLADES LIKE MEADOWS RARE THE BLOOD DROPS ON THE SNOW CRUST THERE LIKE CLOVER IN THE WHITE WEAK SHOW FLUSH FIELDS OF DEATH THAT CALL AGAIN CALL TO OUR MEN AND NOT IN VAIN FOR THAT WAY MUST THE STORMERS GO THREE P M THE WORK BEGINS LIGHT DRIFTS OF MEN THROWN FORWARD FADE IN SKIRMISH LINES ALONG THE SLOPE WHERE SOME DISLODGMENTS MUST BE MADE ERE THE STORMER WITH THE STRONGHOLD COPE LOU WALLACE MOVING TO RETAKE THE HEIGHTS LATE LOST HEREWITH A BREAK STORM AT THE WEST DERANGE THE WIRES
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