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_ "Ugh! ugh! 'Twill drag along  drag along" Growled a cross patriot in the throng, His battered umbrella like an ambulance cover Riddled with bullet holes, spattered all over. "Hurrah for Grant!" cried a stripling shrill; Three urchins joined him with a will, And some of taller stature cheered. UG UG TWILL DRAG ALONG DRAG ALONG GROWLED ACROSS PATRIOT IN THE THRONG HIS BATTERED UMBRELLA LIKE AN AMBULANCE COVER RIDDLED WITH BULLET HOLES SPATTERED ALL OVER HURRAH FOR GRAN CRIED A STRIPLING SHRILL THREE URCHINS JOINED HIM WITH A WILL AND SOME OF TALLER STATURE CHEERED
d 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. 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. ETURNED 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 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
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