Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-01
The PoeticaI Epidemic that Attends
the War.


who might write. passablc prose choose
rather TO write impossible verse. There
must be screw loose somew here in gen
eral human nature or this would not be so.
Ttis species of moral obliqui,y, however,
not laid down in the books 1t might be
called deprayed propensity to affect the
poetic.
The following lines are simply speci-
men of cart loads of ''pomes" when we
get. They need no special introduction.
FFor the Intelligencer.l
THE SEVENTH VA. REGIMENT.
Now my friends, If you viii give me time,
III give you description Of the I'll, in rhyme
We are called the bloody Seventh, OF Virginia re-
IUalIej b Col. Evans Of AIorSantowu-
| ass nnd Union man as e'er you lid see;
he lie will lead US to battle and glorious victory.
WIN him 1t our head the rebels We don't fear
Our gallant Liouteut. Colonel, John Kelly by name.
we love him: lac is brave, and with US boys he is
1 have heard the boys say on the march from, N,
Creek,
lie walked and his horse to those who were sick
\ As soon lie gets we'll and in our rank appears
He will have the best wishes OF the bloody Seventh
volunteers.
| We follow him to where the battle RACES furious,
l
Major Lockwood is now next officer in command:
| lie ID as good AS any the Seventh could demand
is'alWnys on the CO. and as happy Il bee,
4 working to ave our glorious liberty.
W" are pIeasei with our Major, as you may under
We We arr. are willing to fight and obey his command
| He pities the soldiers when they have no gloves
Ana Pltied US fellows when VIC had no stoves.
Our Adiutnnt comes next, you see, in rotation;
lie Is quick little fellow just from the Yankee Ma
4 II 30.
| And likes to us NIL ont ready for dress parade
Although he is small, but Mt the first sight
You woull bet your last dollar he is good in fight.
You would not be disappointed, know 'tis true
lie is as good as ever fought under the red, white
and blue.
The Sergeant Major now CONFESS next in my rhyme;
lie gets the boys ready and Las them time.
He calls for the guards aud has them all counted;
Hon Will lind him on hand when the guard is NIL
mounted
lie is always on hand to suit the times;
I'll make my other verses with only six liues.
Our Quarternasters we don't know but suppose they
are whacksrs;
The give plenty of coffee fitch and hard crackers
Our crackers are hard--if you would eat them you
would see,
Some are marked 1901, and some D. c.
We can live on crackers or any kind OF flesh,
And walk fifty miles to get pop Rt Seccsh.
We have a band that is hard for to beat;
They can play any tune from charge to retreat.
The players that can beat them very few;
They are good on the reveile camp tattoo.
Their instruments are OF the very best kind;
They are rs good aset as n the service you will find.
Our companies and Captains are next in my mind;
They are as fine set Of men you will likely find.
They drill us in military tactics each day,
IN their full uniform they look handsome and gay.
Oar Captains arc bold and not scared by alarms;
They are all well drilled In the manual of arms.
The first is Captain snider, of Company A;
i lGilflnAks y Q 'tn RtSFeaFIncsOUt parade Jiay.
i Captain I. AlbrTis nov comes ID with Company D,
4 Win as nIce set Of boys ns you ever did see.
4 Next Captain Smith appears in Company
1 n Inv fol fiu ENF lasrfNs
| Long life to aptain Fisher, of Comlrany d.
With as brave set OF wild cats you did sec
iie hrs lot afraid OF the devil, any other man;
! lrthey get hold of u rebel his hide they will tam
| Captain I.easureis on hand with Company Il,
With as good company as ever fought for liberty.
Captain j. Morris enrolled in Company +:
IL they get chnco they will stop the rebels BREATH
| They nro in f1rauytlIing, u fight or a march;
| II they get old jackson they will timber his starch
| They would like to hang him with "a with;
They will go any place and don't fear death.
Long life to Captain spamg'er, of Company
They don't care IL salt is dollar pound;
The Rough and Ready boys OF Monroe are renowned
We come to show the rebels that would not tire
We Will follow our gallant Captain through bomb
shells and fire.
Next comes Company II, commanded by Bowers;
Ele has company that will stand marching for
hours.
| Ills boys are all out for honor and bounty:
The company is good and most all from Wood county
Il tl'oy get in fight the rebels will want TO quit;
|
whipped.
! They say that his boys will fight Until they die
We lave not seen them yet, but from what hear
| said,
OF gunpowder and bullets they arc not afraid.
Although they they are away from us, VIC wish them
had to take their letters to finish up my rhyme.
Company X in my rhyme lad almost forgot;
There may Io such " eOunpany-if there is know
did hear the other dav they were recruiting for
But whether it is 80 or not l am unable to say.
Now AL young men who wish in good company to
Had better enlist in this Company X
Now come, the Sutlcr with his goods for to sell,
Consisting Of all kinds of things too numerous to
EOehlor will do his best the boys for to please;
lie keeps plenty of ginger breadand good choose.
Some Of the boys thinks he will make all he can;
hut for my part think kOeher is an honest man.
We have a good regtment it has often been said;
II you don't believe us on dress parade
My rhyme now will bring to AN end.
BY these few lines hope not To lose n friend.
II is bad poetry with others compared.
These lines ware composed by sTErnES A. BAIRD.
So much for the 7th. We now come to
the Second.
1t is remarkable coincidence in two
poetic writer's, writing about the same
time, at long distance from each other,
that they should both designate their regi-
ments as ''the bloody" AS these "poems''
are to so on file, to go dowu-to history,
a question of title as to "the bloody" will
rise that will vie with the worst cases IN
chanccry, we fear.
But We anticipate.
For the Inteliisenccr,J
THE TAKING OF HUNTERSVILLE
Jan. Sd, IsO2.