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No blankets, overcoats, or tents. Coats thrown aside on the warm march here   We looked not then for changeful cheer; Tents, coats, and blankets too much care. No fires; a fire a mark presents; Near by, the trees show bullet dents. Rations were eaten cold and raw. The men well soaked, come snow; and more   A midnight sally. Small sleeping done   But such is war; No matter, we'll have Fort Donelson. NO BLANKETS OVERCOATS OR TENTS COATS THROWN ASIDE ON THE WARM MARCH HERE WE LOOK NOT THEN FOR CHANGEFUL CHEER TENTS COATS AND BLANKETS TOO MUCH CARE NO FIRES A FIRE MARK PRESENTS NEAR BY THE TREES SHOW BULLET DENTS RATIONS WERE EATEN COLD AND RAW THE MEN WELL SOAKED COME SNOW AND MORE A MIDNIGHT SALLY SMALL SLEEPING DUN BUT SUCH IS WAR NO MATTER WE'LL HAVE FORT DONSON
- Up a steep ridge-side, toward its crown, A strong redoubt. But they who first Gained the fort’s base, and marked the trees Felled, heaped in horned perplexities, And shagged with brush; and swarming there Fierce wasps whose sting was present death-- They faltered, drawing bated breath, And felt it was in vain to dare; Yet still, perforce, returned the ball, Firing into the tangled wall Till ordered to come down. They came; But left some comrades in their fame, Red on the ridge in icy wreath And hanging gardens of cold Death. But not quite unavenged these fell; Our ranks once out of range, a blast Of shrapnel and quick shell Burst on the rebel horde, still massed, Scattering them pell-mell. (This fighting--judging what we read-- Both charge and countercharge, Would seem but Thursday’s told at large, Before in brief reported.--Ed.) Night closed in about the Den Murky and lowering. Ere long, chill rains. A night not soon to be forgot, Reviving old rheumatic pains And longings for a cot. REVERSED THE CHARGE TO UPWARD AND NOT DOWN UP A STEEP RIDGE SIDE TOWARDS ITS CROWN A STRONG REDOUBT BUT THEY WHO FIRST GAINED THE FORT'S BASE AND MARKED THE TREES FELLED HEAPED IN HORN PERPLEXITIES AND SHAGGED WITH BRUSH AND SWARMING THERE FIERCE WASPS WHOSE STING WAS PRESENT DEATH THEY FALTERED DRAWING BATED BREATH AND FELT IT WAS IN VAIN TO DARE YET STILL PERFOROUS RETURNED THE BALL FIRING INTO THE TANGLED WALL TILL ORDERS TO COME DOWN THEY CAME BUT LEFT SOME COMRADES IN THEIR FRAME RED ON THE RIDGE IN ICY WREATH AND HANGING GARDENS OF COLD DEATH BUT NOT QUITE UNAVENGED THESE FELL OUR RANKS ONCE OUT OF RANGE A BLAST OF SHAPNEL AND QUICK SHELL BURST ON THE REBEL HOARD STILL MASTS SCATTERING THEM PELL MELL THIS FIGHT JUDGING WHAT WE READ BOTH CHARGE AND COUNTER CHARGE WOULD SEEM BUT THURSDAYS TOLD AT LARGE BEFORE IN BRIEF REPORTED ED NIGHT CLOSED IN AND ABOUT THE DEN MURKY AND LOWERING ERE LONG CHILL RAINS A NIGHT NOT SOON TO BE FORGOT REVIVING OLD RHEUMATIC PAINS AND LONGING FOR A COT
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