Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-10

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Aua-"Fsh, NIT sissI."
Abou, Veteran. nov s. all h. taR-so go for three
To POT ,hl. cursed rebellion and sro~ more stout
But have sirIss- In my mind that can DO much
III serve out my tim. and then 90 bOme-sna that's
what's The matter.
Our officers they talk very nce-'her words are sweet As
To .ntire Us in ,hs, veteran corps the say would be
Ba, ~aessr.,, ~e hav. been before we're "eod-
hsh," ard know better;
They'll never take in sssinand that's whs;'s the
matter.
Oh. res, we'll remember yet. before joined the army.
officers they promised me that sickness shoule not
The treatment which the sick receive should be like
home and better;
But never yet have found IL sosnd that. what. the
matter.
And ,loushs. they promised and swcre that
should have them
To friends four weeks each yesr-fOr home and
But in vain wsdted fun two yesrs-yes, ard little
better,
No furlough hare ever gOt-and that's what's the
matter
Yes. must make few remarks about the grub we're
drawing.
Old pIckced pork and crackers hard ell get for
chawDg
Bot negroes they get bakers bread. with ham and
while we poor devils eat hsra-tsck-and that's what's
the matter.
Our friends home they wish well, but they may keep
awishing,
In sending good things est-bus .srdines do the
fishing.
We we'll know what becomes Of them-~e hear them
sr-Oha rta
The doctors eat What we should have-.nd that's what.
the matter.
But cheer up. boys our times ont-ihen we'll go
Back 10 the good old Hoosier State, in time to do the
Some shourderstraps" are sure to rum but privates
suit Us better
Wen put IN men that's did the work-and that's what's
the
Pour hundred dollars all In cash, we're offered as
while recruits In Eastern States thousand from
theireosnty: aEa $50
Soft money would entice me. would by far do better
To go York and enlist there-and that's what's the
matter,
They may talk about the and Stripes, and the
American Eagle,
The Potomac Army, General Meade or Generals Grant
So if money makes the mare go it makes the purses
fatter-
I'd only 20 as General-and that's what's the matter.
And the best Is that officers can't force to
listing;
For they could there wouldn't be much friendly talk
and twisting.
Now to draw they talk nice, and try their best
have bit once. III not sgain-snd that's what's the
matter.
They better call the Home Guards OUT for old regiments
need re filling,
That they may do their State geod this they
not willing:
Before only they parade, in beer shops make
clatter.
But keep from where the bullets Ay-snd that's what's
the matter.
Then forget friends. the Suffers brave
and noble
For when the day does arrive they're in peck ~
trouble;
Some boys, they saw won't pay their debts; oh, gra-
ciOus. what a claiter
And yet they ask ten prices though-and that's
whats the matter.
50 think I've done duty well in the last three years
hard fighting
II every man had done much, we'd long been dne
fighting;
But many argue home-ges drunk and make a
clatter,
the matter,
And now I'll close--lve said enough-and 1t Is not a
fiction,
And those who've served long me know need no
conviction.
The song suits me If IL does not youand that's what's
the matter.
Composed by "DEAD- HEAp," Co. A, 18th Ind Vols.