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Our lads creep round on hand and knee, They fight from behind each trunk and stone; And sometimes, flying for refuge, one Finds 'tis an enemy shares the tree. Some scores are maimed by boughs shot off In the glades by the Fort's big gun. We mourn the loss of colonel Morrison, Killed while cheering his regiment on. OUR LADS CREEP ROUND ON HAND AND KNEE THEY FIGHT FROM BEHIND EACH TRUNKEN STONE AND SOMETIMES FLYING FROM REFUGE ONE FINDS TIS AN ENEMY SHARES THE TRE SOME SCORES ARE MAIMED BY BOWS SHOT OFF IN THE GLADES BY THE FORT'S BIG GUN WE MOURN THE LOSS OF COLONEL MORRISON KILL'D WHILE CHEERING HIS REGIMENT ON
. LATER FROM THE FORT. _Grant’s investment is complete-- A semicircular one. Both wings the Cumberland’s margin meet, Then, backwkard curving, clasp the rebel seat. On Wednesday this good work was done; But of the doers some lie prone. Each wood, each hill, each glen was fought for; The bold inclosing line we wrought for Flamed with sharpshooters. Each cliff cost A limb or life. But back we forced Reserves and all; made good our hold; And so we rest. Events unfold. On Thursday added ground was won, A long bold steep: we near the Den. Later the foe came shouting down In sortie, which was quelled; and then We stormed them on their left. A chilly change in the afternoon; The sky, late clear, is now bereft Of sun. Last night the ground froze hard-- Rings to the enemy as they run Within their works. A ramrod bites The lip it meets. The cold incites To swinging of arms with brisk rebound. Smart blows ’gainst lusty chests resound. Along the outer line we ward A crackle of skirmishing goes on. N STOOD THE NEXT DAY BROUGHT A SECOND LATER FROM THE FORT GRANT'S INVESTMENT IS COMPLETE A SEMICIRCULAR ONE BOTH WINGS THE CUMBERLAND'S MARGIN MEET THEN BACKWARD CURVING CLASP THE REBEL SEAT ON WEDNESDAY THIS GOOD WORK WAS DONE BUT OF THE DOERS SOME LIE PRONE EACH WOOD EACH HILL EACH GLEN WAS FOUGHT FOR THE BOLD ENCLOSING LINE WE WROUGHT FOR FLAMED WITH SHARPSHOOTERS EACH CLIFF COST A LIMER LIFE BUT BACK WE FORCED RESERVES AND ALL MADE GOOD OUR HOLD AND SO WE REST EVENTS UNFOLD ON THURSDAY ADDIED GROUND WAS WON A LONG BOLD STEEP WE NEAR THE DEN LATER THE FOE CAME SHOUTING DOWN AND SWORDY WHICH WAS QUELLED AND THEN WE STORMED THEM ON THEIR LEFT A CHILLY CHANGE IN THE AFTERNOON THE SKY LATE CLEAR IS NOW BEREFT OF SUN LAST NIGHT THE GROUND FROZE HARD RINGS TO THE ENEMY AS THEY RUN WITHIN THEIR WORKS A RAMROD BITES THE LIPPET MEETS THE COLD INCITES THEIR SWINGING OF ARMS WITH BRISK REBOUND SMART BLOWS GAINST LUSTY CHESTS RESOUND ALONG THE OUTER LINE WE WARD A CRACKLE OF SKIRMISHING GOES ON
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