Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-05
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THE BOYS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

n'rpss the happahAnnock blue
uut foemcn's tents were spread TO view
ana nacod his pickets to and TO
- 10 keep Wary watch Of US
For Uncle Sam had sent
His boys to quelIa ..,ks a. NOW Now.
old Fightiset ''n "'"s"
Or .,nsT DYER .Athrtes rough play
,rtsdte here week oui thumbs
A. IN fesd you IL you want TO go.--
NOW sho o. you has got the dumbs ?"
And we all said Z" Wen see the Zoe :"
The buglcs sounded You'd the cali
Aud ordet came I" Into ranks fall
And over went we all to see
The Rch under L0rgstroet and Hill
And ire dig General Bob Lee
OVst we went fresh from the drill.
Bob Lee, he says, Now. Fighting Joe
Is arough customer, you know
We must these Y ankee devils check
Or Richmond is the sort Of strike
And we'll find halter for our neck
knot ofhemp don't quite like"
To old S,onewsll the bolt Of Mars.
He pointed out the Stripes aud stars.
"Stonewall," he said. break thro', break through
That line, OF the whole South's gone up |"
And Old King Cotton turnd pale blue
And Bob " horn" into his cup.
Stonewsll. he massed and mas.ed his ranks
For an onslaught on the bold Yanks-
ANA hand 70 hand they fought, fought they
bloodV fight, bloody and sore.
Inc Northern puck was there, they say
The dash the South had shown Of yofe
On all the left a sharp quick sound
Ofrattling muskets shakes the ground;
Each hall rolls up a cloud Of smoke
Whence comes the screaming shot and sheil.
And as the ri1ed Parrots spoke,
None ever Drawer fought than fell.
As cannon answered cannon'sroar.
Iremblings were felt along the shore
The fash, the shout, and all the din
or battle, surRed from Mares hill
To where the fArthest right went in,
Cheering our standard with good will.
Our right,-ah, here our Barry led
HIS charge, and found a stoFied bed
Like Sparians here our heroes fell
Covered with Wounds nor vainly died
The hating foe attesting we'll
That here was Northern grit and PRIDE
But otherwise it went, where RACED
Tbs fight with Stonewalls men engaged
He hurled the shock Of charge on charge.
Till sorely pressed our Eleventh gave way
But in ttat wood beyond the mArge
The rebel dead in heaps thick lay
And old Stonewsn their brav'st and best,
Went that night to his last long rest
But now Of Marcos hill I was made
That day and next. by Sedgwicks CORPS
Aud the brave First Vermont Brigade.
place Of fame and bloody gore
Our line was formed and on the hill
The rebel works showed their good will
AZ opened on us thirty guns
Our PNrots, too, replied as fast
Their weight IN metal many tons.
Both scarp and parspet was rent
Where our good gunhers' shot we're sent;
At length the order Take the works !"
Came, aud our Jerseymen here made
A fruitless oharge--duty none shirks
But yet they fail " The First Brigade,
Forward !" our Colonel shout as now
Those vavering columns halt mid mhe and slough
At dOuble-qnick forward we sprang
With bayonets fixed, cheering the Stars
And Suipos Echoes Of thunder rang
From booming guns with our huzzAs.
And up that rugged steep we went.
In wrath, aud with dreadful intent;
Over their works went with shout
Planting our tattered flag on high,
Ard the Rebs fed IN perfect roui
For we gloried to do and die
Twas here our Sergeant Bennett fell,
u ere Crossman led his column we'll
Here Ainswotih brsved the Combat sore,
And bled and died o, wrong this need,
Where all were herOes Of score
None knows who did the Drawer deed.
But for Vermont, this storicd shrine
Shall conseerate the Star and Pine.
IhermopylW nor Lodis Bridge
lath prouder deed to hand TO time.
Than we who scaled that bristlng ridge
Voley with yolley keeping chime
Iut when the right gave way, and lost
o us the day. at dear, dear cost,
We fought our way back, very mad
10 leave the works fight had won
md very sad, o, very sad,
That there lay many gallant son.
nd Old Vermont again did shine.
or Der brave boys stood like their Pine
nder the hill they lay, laid low,
With shoted guns, sabfed and masked =
lager they watched the coming foe, .
Aud to cover retreat their task.
nd Barney said The white Of their eyes
ly boys, wait for the white, then rise
nd Are ;-s,eady, and toriodrd. eharget"
On, on they zane, gallant, tits sad,-
We rose gave them close lire, and large
The gaps We sas-they broke and fled
nj after tllcm. zee vent with yell
hat stalled all tnst 0OOd and FELL
yer their dead We went with shout,
And numbering cut cur wi d huzzas,
Ve left them there in perfect route,
Flying before the Stripes and Stars.
md Sedgwick's Corps, braves all, that night,
,y that brave charge went out Of the fight
'earing their honors we'll; and they .
Who know, say the Vermont Brigade
iurled back the shock and saved that day
The brave Sixth Corps, the Vermont Brigade.