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Our right wing bore this onset. Noon Brought calm to Donelson. The reader ceased; the storm beat hard; 'Twas day, but the office gas was lit; Nature retained her sulking fit, In her hand the shard. OUR RIGHT WING BORE THIS ONSET NOON BROUGHT CALM TO READER CEASED THE STORM BEAT HARD TWAS DAY BUT THE OFFICE GAS WAS LIT NATURE RETAINED HER SULKING FIT IN HER HAND THE SHARD
led down the slopes like rivers of hell, Surged at our line, and swelled and poured Like breaking surf. But unsubmerged Our men stood up, except where roared The enemy through one gap. We urged Our all of manhood to the stress, But still showed shattered in our desperateness. Back set the tide, But soon afresh rolled in; And so it swayed from side to side-- Far batteries joining in the din, Though sharing in another fray-- Till all became an Indian fight, Intricate, dusky, stretching far away, Yet not without spontaneous plan However tangled showed the plight; Duels all over ’tween man and man, Duels on cliff-side, and down in ravine, Duels at long range, and bone to bone; Duels every where flitting and half unseen. Only by courage good as their own, And strength outlasting theirs, Did our boys at last drive the rebels off. Yet they went not back to their distant lairs In strong-hold, but loud in scoff Maintained themselves on conquered ground-- Uplands; built works, or stalked around. TRY ROLLED ON VOMITED OUT OF DONAL SUN ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPES LIKE RIVERS OF HELL SURGED AT OUR LINE AND SWELLED AND POURED LIKE BREAKING SURF BUT UNSUBMERGED OUR MEN STOOD UP EXCEPT WHERE ROARED THE ENEMY THROUGH ONE GAP WE URGED OUR ALL OF MANHOOD TO THE STRESS BUT STILL SHOW SHATTERED IN OUR DESPERATENESS BACK SET THE TIDE BUT SOON AFRESH ROLLED IN AND SO IT SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE FAR BATTERIES JOINING IN THE DIN THOUGH SHARING IN ANOTHER FRAY TILL ALL BECAME AN INDIAN FIGHT INTRIGATE DUSKY STRETCHING FAR AWAY YET NOT WITHOUT SPONTANEOUS PLAN HOWEVER TANGLED SHOWED THE PLIGHT DUELS ALL OVER TWEEN MAN AND MAN DUELS ON CLIFF SIDE AND DOWN IN RAVINE DUELS AT LONG RANGE AND BONE TO BONE DUELS EVERYWHERE FITTING AND HALF UNSEEN ONLY BY COURAGE GOOD AS THEIR OWN AND STRENGTH OUTLASTING THEIRS DID OUR BOYS AT LAST DRIVE THE REBELS OFF YET THEY WENT NOT BACK TO THEIR DISTANT LAIRS IN STRONGHOLD BUT LOUD IN SCOFF MAINTAIN THEMSELVES ON CONQUERED GROUND UPLANDS BUILT WORKS OR STALKED AROUND
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