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Yet in spite Of pangs for these, no heart is lost. Hungry, and clothing stiff with frost, Our men declare a nearing sun Shall see the fall of Donelson. YET IN SPITE OF PANGS FOR THESE NO HEART IS LOST HUNGRY AND CLOTHING STIFF WITH FROST OUR MEN DECLARE A NEARING SUN SHALL SEE THE FALL OF DONAL SUN
’s crew, (The captain of the gun was cut in two); Then splintering and ripping went-- Nothing could be its continent. In the narrow stream the Louisville, Unhelmed, grew lawless; swung around, And would have thumped and drifted, till All the fleet was driven aground, But for the timely order to retire. Some damage from our fire, ’tis thought, Was done the water-batteries of the Fort. Little else took place that day, Except the field artillery in line Would now and then--for love, they say-- Exchange a valentine. The old sharpshooting going on. Some plan afoot as yet unknown; So Friday closed round Donelson. LATER. Great suffering through the night-- A stinging one. Our heedless boys Were nipped like blossoms. Some dozen Hapless wounded men were frozen. During day being struck down out of sight, And help-cries drowned in roaring noise, They were left just where the skirmish shifted-- Left in dense underbrush now-drifted. Some, seeking to crawl in crippled plight, So stiffened--perished. MEN AND WOUNDING ALL THE REST OF THAT GUN'S CREW THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUN WAS CUT IN TWO THE SPLINTERING AND RIPPING WENT NOTHING COULD BE ITS CONTINENT IN THE NARROW STREAM THE LEWISVILLE UNHELMED GREW LAWLESS SWUNG ROUND AND WOULD HAVE THUMPED AND DRIFTED TILL ALL THE FLEET WAS DRIVEN AGROUND BUT FOR THE TIMELY ORDER TO RETIRE SOME DAMAGE FROM OUR FIRE TIS THOUGHT WAS DONE THE WATER BATTERIES OF THE FORT LITTLE ELSE TOOK PLACE THAT DAY EXCEPT THE FIELD ARTILLERY LINE WOULD NOW AND THEN FOR LOVE THEY SAY EXCHANGE OF VALENTINE THE OLD CHARGE SHOOTING GOING ON SOME PLAN AFOOT AS YET UNKNOWN SO FRIDAY CLOTHED ROUND DONALDSON LATER GREAT SUFFERING THROUGH THE NIGHT A STINGING ONE OUR HEEDLESS BOYS WERE NIPPED LIKE BLOSSOMS SOME DOZEN HAPLESS WOUNDED MEN WERE FROZEN DURING DAY BEING STRUCK DOWN OUT OF SIGHT AND HELP CRIES DROWNED IN ROARING NOISE THEY WERE LEFT JUST WHERE THE SKIRMISH SHIFTED LEFT IN DENSE UNDERBRUSH NOW DRIFTED SOME SEEKING TO CRAWL AND CRIPPLED PLIGHT SO STIFFENED PERISHED
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