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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. 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
ing discontent; The storm, whose black flag showed in heaven, As if to say no quarter there was given To wounded men in wood, Or true hearts yearning for the good-- All fatherless seemed the human soul. But next day brought a bitterer bowl-- On the bulletin-board this stood; _Saturday morning at 3 A.M. A stir within the Fort betrayed That the rebels were getting under arms; Some plot these early birds had laid. 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 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. D BREASTING THE STORM IN DARING DISCONTENT THE STORM WHOSE BLACK FLAG SHOWED IN HEAVEN AS IF TO SAY NO QUARTER THERE WAS GIVEN TO WOUNDED MEN IN WOOD OR TRUE HEARTS YEARNING FOR THE GOOD ALL FATHERLESS SEEMED THE HUMAN SOUL BUT NEXT DAY BROUGHT A BITTERER BOWL ON THE BULLETIN BOARD THIS STOOD SATURDAY MORNING AT THREE A M A STIR WITHIN THE FORT BETRAYED THAT THE REBELS WERE GETTING UNDER ARMS SOME PLOT THESE EARLY BIRD HAD LAID 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
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