Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-16
AN EPIC.
Pabsished BY sequsss Of Boys in the Army.

AN EPIC.
Pst;isAed BY requess Of Boys in the Army.
! On New Years day we had fight.
And on the day before. f, 80 .sre8
And then we fought right straight along
For three or four days more. sg
Near Murfrees5oro there we found.
The rebelsby the score, ~ is.I 1T
Old Bragg. Hardee and Breekinridgs. n
Each with q heavy corpa be- lassi 3
Old Bragg, he called his men to him,
And told them they must hold
Stone River and the country round.
Or else they wer- all sold.
Hardee was in cedar swamp.
Which lay just on our right; ,.-.
Our General had his men in line,
All ready for a fight. 49,.
The rebels made a desperate charge
On Jobuson and his men. r-rrr-
They stood the FIRE until they drew,
$ The rebels from their den.
When General Johnson saw their force,
He told his men to run, aii aIifae
He said it wa no use to fight ann ag
The rebels ten to one ~ et- io
. va-s sra-ira r li
s The secesh villains gave q cheer, VI
Because they'd broke our line, rgrF
Old Hardee and his staff came up,
Said he, your doing fine, ~
Our General saw, that would not do, aI
To let the rebels by,
When Geseral Wood said he would hold
That bloody ground or die.
He called upon the Twentieth Brigade,
To take bloody stand; aM
The boys went in with steady nerve.
Colonel Harker in command.
The Pioneers went to the front. f
General w ood was on the tight. sas
With Captain Stokes Battery,
Cave them another fight. o1
Twas then the shot and shell flew thick,
The rebels would not yield.
Until their dead and wounded men,
Lay piled up on the held.
And when our boys had gained the day,
They saw their friends around
All mansled up by shot and she'll
Lie dead on the cold ground.
The rebels they fe'l back again.
Their hearts in sad despair.
Though Bragg soon led them to believe.
Their prospect yet was fair.
Said he, my boys, we'll try their left.-
1t was on Friday eve
we'll slip around, and I'll be bound,
Wen whip General Van Cleve.
But, oh. Rosecrans saw their rschene,
And understood their plst,
And reinforcing General Van Cleve.
s Soon made the rebels hop. it
The Pioneers again went in, f'If
Our General in command,
Hcrosle in front his gallant steed.
With sl:t,eriny sword in hand
Said he, my boys. press forward on,
And give the rsbs three cheers,
Hip, hip, huzza, just see them run, l
Come on brave Pioneers.
never shall forget that scene, nsff
The ground all stained with blood, la4s
While hundreds of our dying men,
Lie welterins in the mud. 30
Again we drove the butternuts, -
And took rebel flag, ,..l...t ,,,
The banner of that tory band.
The god of General Bragg.
But yet the traitors would not yield. ..
Although their ranks we're thin, ,rs r,
They swore they would not leave the 6eld.
So prcckinridgc went in. III. f5 e. .r
He took advantage of the night. .
While everything was still.
And boldly dashed into the fight.
And there fell General Sill.
They soon found out their sad mistake,
Their fig ting was in vain.
They faced about. their heels did take
To save their treacherous brain.
In wild confusion left the ground. an'A
: Stone River they plunged through.
And never stopped to look around '.i
For Yankees. as they few. i.#
Oh. nov the day is ours, my boys.
The loss Of friends well mourn.
Yet we're the boys that fear no noise.
Although we're far from home.
Our noble leader Rosecrans. sl s4s tfta
Well all give him three cheers,
He keeps the rebels in advance flaatff
OF Us. the Pioneers. q nai 81 tHs
But, if they ever stop again. es = = "
Well give them furlough. SAtr-t
And send them down to see the friends
They left at Murfrecsboro. al efe'