The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-03

through furnace blast,
Through ramparts, trench and palisade, and
grape-shot shower.ng past;
And in the open plain between they marched
and kept their course,
With ready fire and grim resolve that Knocked
at hostile force
Ger Plum Runs bloody stream they marched,
while thinner grew their ranks,
And broke as breaks the Zuyder Zee on Hol-
lands ocean banks.
To meet the shock and drive it back, corps after
corps had tried
long tide:
Bombshell and grape and rounds OF tore, still
on they marched and fired;
Fast from each volley cavalry and infantry
retired.
Homes, fresides, affairs arc involved" brave
Meade imploring CRIED
But on they came no power, it seemed, could
stem the swelling tide
Across the road to Emmetsburg; and Meade
had turned his rein.
Retreat not yet,' Fate interposed; 1.-THE Sec
end Corps remain! !"
And Gettysburg, famed Gettysburg, had been
Bull Run, too,
We're not our gallant Hancock there, brave,
vehement and true.
Hancock" he says, 'you have your wish;
there are the Union's fces;"
And Meade could scarce restrain smile, SO
furiously he goes.
Then proud the look that Hancock wears--h his
voice is clear and gay;
The treasured hopes of centuries are in his
sword to-day.
The sacred Unicn must not fail, the States
must ever be
glorious band Of brotherhood, united, strong
and free
On mounted steed, with cap in hand, and
lightning in his eye,
He waves them on TO deeds of fame and glo-
rious victory.
At Gettysburg, at Gettysburg, nor ever yet
elsewhere
Did mounted chieftain lcok so grand as Hancock
then and there.
His very voice is hoarse with Joy, as gayly he
commands:
Charge! comrades, charge!" Like mountain
storm rush on his fiery bands.
Thin is brave Longstreet's column now, and
faint his volleys grow;
Yet mastering all his towering strength, he
makes a gallant show. p
They dress their ranks near Round Top Hill,
and face the battle wind;
Their bayonets the breakcrs's foam, like rocks
the men behind
One volley crashes from their line, when,
through the surging smoke,
With shout and cheer and flashing sword. the
headlong Hancock broke.
huzza;
The Union saved. the country freed, when
Hancock leads the war.
Like lions lcaping a. fold, when mad with
hungers pang,
Right up against brave Longstreet's ranks
these Union heroes sprang;
| Bright was their steel; it's BLOODY now-their
guns are filled with gore;
l IHEOuSh SudtSStcN <SAu oSsSASu hASS "He
trampled flags they tore.
Confederatss strove with desperate strength,
paused, rallied, staggered, fed;
| The green hillside is matted close with dying
and with dead;
| Along the road to Hagerstown passed on the
hideous rack,
| While sword and shall and musketry famed on
their southwark track.
| At Gettysburg, ct Gettysburg, an eagle in the
sun,
| With bloody plume our Hancock stands; the
field is fought and won
July the Fourth, at Gettysburg, cur wounded
| leader lay;
| Another IIancoc.'s name is born upon this glo-
Gus day.
| There gallant Reynolds risked his life, ind for
tho Onion died:
| And tarksdale fell, soldier true. upon the
other side;
! And those who fought. and these who fell, the
living and the dead,
| On either side shall hcifored DO by brave men
whom they led;
| The Southern harp shall speak their fame who
hravely fought with Lee;
And Northern song shall sing their praise who
struck for unity
But praise the Lord, from lakes to gull, that
we have seen the day
When Hancocks mans unites The hosts that
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