The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-03-22
Chutet 2oetrg,
HOIST UP THE FLAG.
BY JOHN NJ. wILLoUGHBY.

Come all good Union patriots and listen to my
song,
Concerning this rebellion;I wont detain you long
| will sing oftrator Davis and his secession crew
OF how they wronged our dear old Flag the
Red, White and, Blue.
CHoRua,-Then up with the Flag. and long may
it wave
Der the Union, the noble and brave;
Up with the flag, and long may it
wave
Overt the Union, the home of the brave
Twas down in Charleston Harbor, this Rebel
lion first begun,
By firing on Fort, ,Sumpter and Major Anderson.
They fred on the Stars and Stripes from Moul-
trie on the shore,
And murdered Massachusetts, troops in the
streets of Baltimore,
CHoRus Then up with the Flag, &c.
They robbed our Mints and Arsenals, our Ships
and Forts likewise:
They marched to Harper's Ferry, and took it
by surprise;
They next met old Mcdowell, and whipped
him at Bull Run,
Then swore they'd burn old Baltimore and
capture Washington.
CHORUS Then up with the Flag, &c.
They also built great fortressos along the South
ern coast,
And oftheir Independence they did begin to
boast;
But Abe sent out q Y Yankee feet, and made them
understand
That he could whip the Johnnie Rebs, cor any
other man"
CHoRUs.-Then up with the Flag, &c.
So We captured Beaufort, Roanoak and Halter
as likewise;
Then shut their ports from Georgia trade, which
took them by surprise
Then Butler and old Fanagut in spite os al
theft schemes,
Sailed round and took Fort Jackson, and cap
tured New Orleans.
CHoRUs.--Then up with the Flag, &c.
Twas then our head Comman der--Mc Clellan
was his name,
Went down to take old Richmond, upon the
River James;
But he couldn't stand the pressure" as every
one does know;
So he jumped on board an Iron clad, and to
City Point did go.
CHoRus.-Then up with the Flag, DC.
Tho rebels flush ed with success, soon started
North again;
They drove old Pope through Centerville, and
captured quite trqin;
But they got repulsed at Ahtietam, which griey
ed their Generals So,
That they ordered them to face about, and back
to Dixie 60.
CHoRus.--Then up with the Flag, dc.
Then from the Mississippi, the glad tidings we
did hear
That Grant had taken Donaldson, with the vet
.eran volunteers:
That Island ten and Shloah had both become
our own;
That Roseerans had whipped the rebel Bragg,
down on the River Stone.
CnoRus,-Then up with the Flag, De.
Then Burnside and Joe Hooker, although good
fighting men,
Both got ropulsed at Fredericksburg, by Gener-
al Lee, and then
The rebs. struck up the valley, old Early in the
lead, 49,
But got whipped like smoke at Gettysburg by
patriotic Meade. .s.-.,....s,,,.g..-,
CHoRUs.-Then up with the Flag, &C.
Next day we heard The glorious news, which
made the valley ring,
That Peinberton to U. S. Grant, was then sur
rendering,
That Grant has taken vicksburg, with all the
men and store,
And General Banks, Port Hudson, with fifteen
thousand more.
dRus--Then up with the Flag, DC.
Next came the news that U. S. Grant had taken
chief command, y..es.>,A
And whipped Lees boasted chivalry down near
the Rapidan; u.
He met them in the Wilderness, and drove thetn
in dismay-
He drove them back to Richmond, where he's
bound to make them stay.
CHoRus Then up with the Flag, DC.
Then ofthe Western volunteers, brave Sherman
took command,
Who captured old Atlanta with his noble I'm
ion band.
Yes, they whipped old Joe at Mission Ridge, at
Raccoon Mountain top,
Then marched and took Savannah, and split
Rebellion through
CHoRts.-Then up with the Flag, DC.
Next of the noble Sheridan, my object is to
sing,
Whose victories in the valley has made the
mountains ring.
We drove the rebs from Winchester, and Fish
.er's Hill likewise,
Then tanned them nice at Cedar Greek, though
taken by surprise.
CHcRus-Then up with the Flag, DC.
And there's the fighting Thomas, no drawer Inan
you'll fnd,.
Who fogged the traitor Hood SO bad, he could
not come to time;
And the noble Granger too, you know, has Mo-
bile at his hand, ..-s /
And the Yankees under Burbridge, whipped
the traitor Breck's command.
CHORus,-Then up with the Flag. dc.
Then Terry and old Porter, sailed down to
Wilmington, - I
They captured old Fort Fisher with all her
mighty guns.
Old Sherman, now near Charleston, which
no dojibt soon must fsll-7-
He'll march North then and help Grant pin Re.
bellion to the wall