American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-12-07

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That tour paid II. pretty we'll,
Flour and meat We got;
Weturned and joined the regt,
just in time thought.
The next was Saturday,
We started on the gO
We heard the cannons awful roar
The Rebs they made some show.
We marched till ten m, think,
Aud then we had to quit
For the Jounes were in the woods
As thick as they could " stick
We stopped right in piecsof woods,
Near where the Rebels were;
Then we did our '' fiNings' GET
We left our horses there
How soon the feg't formed in line
How soon upon the Poe;
The Rebels tried to scatter us,
But would not make a show.
We drove them about four miles / guess
They thought to make stand;
They gathered round an old frame house.
But we were right on hand.
The fighting then was very hard,
The bullets they flew thick and fast,
The " JOnnies' could not make stand,
Aud had TO run at last.
The Rebels they got whipped that day,
And many mon they lost;
1t went to show what We could do,
Though it did us some cost.
Company G. lost one muu,-
Poor Wolford, he did fail;
He died the death the soldier dies
Pierced By a musket ball
Twas one from Cranberry got shot,
Hugh Hamilton, brave boy,
To fight the Rebels ON that day.
twas his greatest joy.
John Dorigan from Pittsburgh,
Got wounded in the knee,
1t was a bad plsce he got hit,
lie is Of company q. (4th Pa Cay)
1t WAS many got hurt on that day,
WhUall, / cannot say;
But many more Of Rebels there
Upon the field did lay.
Twas evening when we left the field,
And then were relieved:
We could not but be glad,
At how the "Junnlos'. had reed.
Twas on Sunday morning next,
That We On picket went;
The "rebelliods Johns" they had run away,
They seemed to be content.
That day again they had fight
Way Uut upon our right,
Aud by the nUisethey made,
Ii was a hard old fight.
Atnight again the bugle blew,
And into ranks we fell
We marched all night TIL break of day,
Whittier, l could not say.
Next day we did but little march
Our horses near played OUT
Butwhcn night once came on again,
We had to beabuut
Next morning we did early start,
We soon were on the road
Our animals wetea'inU5t tagged
Beneath their heavy load.
Next morn we were upon the road,
Aud Travelled hard ull day:
At evening stopped to feed our nags,
And tired down did lay.
We travelled onward day by day.
And stopped to rest at night;
For oil near done ont were We,
1t was sorry sight.
The evening of the twenty.ifh of June,
We early out were tossed
We marched on foot and halted not,
Until the pamuuk was crossed.
We rested then, then on didgo,
To face the traitorous foe;
For OH the day before,
At White House tried to make a show
On the twentieth Of June
They thuught our train to tste;
The gun-bUat- played on them awhile
And they back tracts did take.
The twenty.third Of June it was
We went to guard tfain,-
1t was nice worm morning,
But still II looked Tor ram.
The twenty-faurth. about ten A. NJ
We stopped and formed in line,
The Rebels were in front of Us,
Wanted to take UC. train.
Our sllirmishers were soon sent out,
The fight commenced;
How bfasely funght the gallant 18th,
Until they had us fenced.
They tried to flank US on all sides,
But could not do 1t well;
Twas on their lines we charged
Twas then Colonel fell JSt. MaTys Church J
The Rebels upon us did ADVANCE
1t was thena defeat,
For against their hre we could not stand,
. We had from them to retreat
The foe out numbered US,
About hye to uur one,
And lighting with so many Rebs
Kind fir end, it was no fun
Twas on that field we left brave men,
Who Tor their country fought;
From our company ON that uay,
Twas four men got shot.
Next day it was the twenty-flfth
We our way did 60,
And for successive DAYS,
We travelled middliug slow.
We camped about July the fifth,
Aud stlll IN camp We stay
How long We IL stay, don't know,
Nor how sOun We II go away
Wel now, III this rhymng quit,
This story will close,
But please when showing this abroad,
My errors doat expose
J.K. 2. SAMPLE.
Kind friends of CraGbc-fy,
l wish you all to know,
The author of the above.
Has since received deadly blow.
The brave and noble boy,
lie among you all did dwell;
But aasi he never more
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