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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. 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
ared Into the storm. After some vague alarms, Which left our lads unscared, Out sallied the enemy at dim of dawn, With cavalry and artillery, and went In fury at our environment. Under cover of shot and shell Three columns of infantry rolled on, Vomited out of Donelson-- 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 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. AID BUT A LANCING SLEET CUT HIM WHO STARED INTO THE STORM AFTER SOME VAGUE ALARMS WHICH LEFT OUR LADS UNSCARED OUT SALLIED THE ENEMY AT DIM OF DAWN WITH CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY AND WHEN IN FURY AT OUR ENVIRONMENT UNDER COVER OF SHOT AND SHELL THREE COLUMNS OF INFANTRY 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
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