Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-17

A1a-'tBOnnie Blue Eld0."
Ny song tits Of q regiment,
Not unknown to fame,
The ''PIrst Virginia Infantry"
Has gained herself a name.
We've fought the Tebs on many field
And oft had to run,
But always ready to defend
Our glorious Union.
Hurrahi hurrah!
For Virginia boys, hurrahi
ThOburn BattAliont arouse yourself
They've laid your leader low.
We le It Wheeling for Burning Springs;
Lord, how the secesh run;
Bot then 10 hear their COW bells
You would think Il was no fun.
From there We went to Romney,
Aud there we stopped and stayed,
Till General Lander took command,
And said his plans were laid
We heard that "stonewall Jackson"
With mott of his secesh,
We're camped way down at minchesteri
And in pretty mesh
We started for there In the night Time
And marched till break Of day;
But hearing OF our generals DEATH
We returned without delay.
But Shields. he took command of us,
And put US on the track,
But when We got to Winchester,
We seen nothing of Jack"
We lay there for q week or two,
With nothing for to eat;
And presently old @StoneWAl" came,
Supported by Longstreet-
On SATURDAY. the fight began;
Oil Lord, felt so weak,
You must not think that was afraid,
Hut don't like that "LOngstreet;"
On Sunday We won't out to fight,
We found out where they lay
You better believe the nuskets cFaekd
And the batteries they did play
Bn Shields, he proved too much for them,
And no Wing they went back
But not until they showed us,
How nice the shot gnns crack.
They shoot 30 steady aud true,
! cInnot tell you why,
But every time they hit you,
They are bound to make you cry.
Our lucky star was set now,
we were doomed to bear defeat1
We fought at Port Republic
hut jackson did us beat.
Al Cedar Mountain once again.
Add RappalIaDnOCk Station
Second Bull Run and ThoronSh'are ZAP
We were whipped to all creation.
At MoOreieId, too, they done US brown,
BY capturing most our men,
The balance Fed TO Petersburgh;
we sympathized with thom.
Next Early tried us to surround,
thing we could not see;
Brave ''ThOburn" thought lie Early was,
And yet too late for tea.
At New Market with Sizel brave,
We fought the rebel crew;
But fortune seemed against US,
Aud here they whipped us too;
But not before WoproTed to them,
That towards We were not,
II seems Wc gave them full enough,
To drive US they forgot.
Next General Hunter took command,
And started on a raid.
The like was never seen before;
The rebels were dismayed.
We fought them FIRST at Piedmont,
Aud gained u victory,
Took StAunton on the next day
Flen started for Liberty.
XVo tonight the rebs at Lynchburg,
But fatal had been delay,
The rebels had been reinforced,
We could no longer stay.
We slid away in the night time,
Reiterated for thirteen days,
Lived on birch bark and sRBSAfrao Leaves,
Our Appetites somewhat raised.
AT snicker's Very next We met,
Old Early with hls braves.
II was the same thing DER again,
The rebels did Us drive.
At Winchester they paid us back,
No doubt 1t was fun for them,
We crossed into "my Maryland"
Aud some went into "Penn."
Bravo 'sThoburn," how We loved him,
Lies silent in his grave,
His battle-cry no longer heaIds
The bravest of the brave;
Thy memory still we'll cherish,
Thy deeds we'll hold on high,
Then remembar First Virginia,
''rhoburn," our battle cry.
And now with Dol. WeddIo
And Acting Adjutant Gray,
With sergeant Maj or Gilbert,
We are bound to win the day.
With companies A, B, aud D,
And a Detachment more,
Together with our oHieers,
Well shove the rebs ashore.