The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-08


Though well they stood their ground,
They knew not the foe they we're lighting /;
They stood we'll at Champion Hill,
But soon they got their fill,
And at Black River all went n.kting.
Clorus-Ho no ho! &c.
Thus much at our command.
We at Vicksburg took our stand.
And requested General Penn. to surrender
His answer being may"
We commenced without delay,
To charge on this hopeful defender.
Chorus-Ho ho no &c.
General Ransom led the way,
With bis mon in stern array,
But found it too great an undertaking;
Then general charge was made,
By Grant the place was laid.
Which resulted in n murdcrors raking.
Chorus-Ho no no sc.
1t now was clearly seen,
Though tho fact We tried to screen,
That the works were hard to be takeu,
And yet wo knew full we'll
That another charge would tell,
But tho place was atsonce forsaken.
Ch0rus-lio no no &c.
The plan that Grant had laid
Now upon their bacon preyed,
For they now drew but quarter rations;
Their peas were getting scant,
And they cursed our General Grant,
And calod him tho imp of creation.
Chorus-Io | ho ! no &c.
Our Smelling now increased,
And our doubts were oil released:
General Grant said they must soon come
under;
Wo approached them every day,
And often heard them say
That VickSburg must soon go to thunder.
ChoruS-IIo! no ! no &c.
General Logan played a trump,
Which made tho rebels hump;
He we'll understood his position;
He made them sup and git"
And we know not where they bit,
As for this we make no provision.
Caerus-Ho no T.! ho &c.
Their works he undermined,
An explosion he designed,
And, though tho charge worked not i'll
mission,
1t boisted two or thrce,
And blew a darkey free
From Slavery to this side of Freedom.
Chorus--Ho ho ho Sc.
Their heads they soon withdrew.
For our rilemen were true,
And bullets filled tho air in prOfusion;
If a rebel showed his pate,
He was sure to be too late,
! - L.. 81 -.t.,
Chorus-Iio no ho &c.
They like gophers ran around,
And dug holes within the ground,
! To escape the general conhsgration
They began TO reason thus
Which fate would be .he worst,
To be shot or to die Of starvation
Chorus-Ho no ho sc.
Their lender they abused,
And for this they nre excused
For their rations were fast being mum
bored,
Aud all hope of Johnson's aid
Were now beginning to fade,
For Grant every source had encountered.
Chorus--Ho no no &c.
They endured it long and we'll,
And their sufferings none can tell:
They demanded their General to surrender
They threatened to desert,
And give up jeff. Davis work.
Aud submit it to its stubborn defender.
Chorus--Ho no ho &c.
We tossed thom over bricks,
And their bayonets did unfx,
We whispered to them, "Rebs, come
supper"
They ask ed of US hard tack,
And grenades wo threw them back,
Which whistled them the tune Dan Tucke
Cho,us-Ho no hoi sc.
} Twas op the third of July
That their General did apply.
A flag on ou- lines he presented,
And, on that very day.
Faithful history will always say
That the grip of rebellion relented.
Chorus--Ho ho ! no f! &c.
The terms first proposed
Were publicly disclosed,
And Grant just as publicly declining,
But at last they came to terms,
Which you all have doubtless learne
And saved me the need of defining.
CkDyus-Hot bo bo I a..