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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. 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
ed by a force up the Cumberland sent (Some thirty thousand the command), On Wednesday a good position won-- Began the siege of Donelson. The stronghold crowns a river-bluff, A good broad mile of leveled top; Inland the ground rolls off Deep-gorged, and rocky, and broken up-- A wilderness of trees and brush. The spaded summit shows the roods Of fixed intrenchments in their hush; Breast-works and rifle-pits in woods Perplex the base.-- The welcome weather Is clear and mild; ’tis much like May. The ancient boughs that lace together Along the stream, and hang far forth, Strange with green mistletoe, betray A dreamy contrast to the North. Our troops are full of spirits--say The siege won’t prove a creeping one. They purpose not the lingering stay Of old beleaguerers; not that way; But, full of _vim_ from Western prairies won, They’ll make, ere long, a dash at Donelson._ Washed by the storm till the paper grew Every shade of a streaky blue, That bulletin stood. The next day brought A second. ANT MARCHING FROM HENRY OVERLAND AND JOINED BY A FORCE UP THE CUMBERLAND SCENT SOME THIRTY THOUSAND THE COMMAND ON WEDNESDAY A GOOD POSITION WON BEGAN THE SIEGE OF DONELSON THE STRONGHOLD CROWNS A RIVER BLUFF A GOOD BROAD MILE OF LEVEL TOP INLAND THE GROUND ROLLS OFF DEEP GORGED AND ROCKY AND BROKEN UP A WILDERNESS OF TREES AND BRUSH THE SPADED SUMMIT SHOWS THE ROOTS OF FIXED ENTRENCHMENTS IN THEIR HUSH BREASTWORKS AND RIFLE PITS AND WOODS PERPLEX THE BASE THE WELCOME WEATHER IS CLEAR AND MILD TIS MUCH LIKE MAY THE ANCIENT BOUGHS THAT LACE TOGETHER ALONG THE STREAM AND HANG FAR FORTH STRANGE WITH GREEN MISLETOE BETRAY A DREAMY CONTRAST TO THE NORTH OUR TROOPS ARE FULL OF SPIRITS SAY THE SIEGE WON'T PROVE A CREEPING ONE THEY PURPOSE NOT THE LINGERING STAY OF OLD BELEAGUERS NOT THAT WAY BUT FULL OF THEM FROM WESTERN PRAIRIES ONE THEY'LL MAKE ERE LONG A DASH AT DONAL SUN WASHED BY THE STORM TILL THE PAPER GREW EVERY SHADE OF A STREAKY BLUE THAT BULLETIN STOOD THE NEXT DAY BROUGHT A SECOND
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