The National tribune., 1883-08-09
Our COuntry's in Danger.

Wen save her or die.
The GAC Of our counfrys
in-mitei and scoIned.
Her taus are alShNu0reg,
TIri. fair fstrse j. wrongeG;
Our uatciw:,ro y freedom,
And - Will 3gisi
For GOD and our country.
TIE truth and the right,
Then Jet us relSindle
The patriot fires
That gs0Ivcd lH the hearts
ttf our tiea7 brave old siTes;
For dear nlother-l1nd-
Tell nae gvso would not die
'Ncsth treedaTn' proud banner
Alth justice the cry
Then cogae from the mountain,
Aud come from the glen,
Wen drive the rebellion
Far back 10 its den;
Nay more, Well destroy IL
That naugtgi shall remain,
To pf&aaHgcr the peace
OF our country again.
ofrerimental songs there were any number,
but few Of any poeiical value. The following,
furnished Us by OosuTsie O. A. Dickerson, Cap
tain company Z, Forty-fourth Illinois volun-
teer infantry, was written at Stephenson, Ala,
ust before the battle OF Chickamanga. in which
The author, James d. Campbell, Of company Z,
was killed:
The Flag OF The Fsrty-fOHrth Illinois.
'TaTas Al Camp Eliswor1i's grove that we
Eseeeived ouF cOl0rs bright,
Aud since that tine they We waved Rloft
Defending freedoms right.
The fag waved DER Missouris soil.
And IN Arkansas deli
And a. Pea lSase II stood the test
OF rebel shot and shell.
On zIssissigpi's tented feld
Beneath the scoTciling snn.
II waved aaoif Ger ODrsnihs works
While Southern traitors run.
And o'er Kcntucky's bloody soil
They Gtrsssgs-d in the breeze.
And rei,sls isenbed al the sight
Lake Gu:uGnn's nutteTIng leaves.
At Pe4ryyille. where heroes fell.
Our sssl,le-wfere WAS he
He sat alaft N-sth ouisirefche5 wings,
The emblem Of the free.
And on Stone Rivers bloody banks,
Where s8oeps our gallant dead
They 4iosss.so tiSe9e sslurnfhaatiy,
Through showers Of shell and lead.
We're marching soutss-zve'Fe going on,
And soon oar Sag sgili be
Hailed with three cheers by every tongue,
The flag Of liberty.
Ana when tie din Of war Is DER
and po-sce reiens through our land.
Wei give orr t5sHrks % 6cd on high,
And gallant llOseesslis
And when through iife's uneven road
Nslc pass comrades grave,
Wei drop tear for hin who fell,
Cur good old flag TO save.
The following characteristic song is contrib
nted by cosnTade of the Thirtieth Ohio vol
JOBnsfown Marble. Of 60. B-the "noisiest
boy N the regiment "-aboat the time Sherman
reached Savannah. II is certainly q noisy
song:
Logan aas the Fifteenth CerpS.
Oh, did you see the lying Jonnies anywhere about
t.iis place.
They picsd p tlleir guns and lefl Mighty sudden.
and soon we VIII give them chase.
They niIst have heard al john A. Logan, with the
mustacltc bis face
There's not "A req IN the Dixie Nation but will
quietly give hian place.
CI.oT44s--. The Johnnies run. ah-hai
The-'. aasht tls soon 10 more
1hey mus nave heard that Logan was
VIII the Fifteenth Army Corps.
Oh did sou see our John a. Logan, and his bonnie
boy IA blue,
II docs 40. take any stars for to know them they
are known by shat they do
They con e much on bread and butter, for hard
tack 3 G.i ttie 60;
They re roufsh and rrady-tllai's what's the mat
tcr-iley are going 10 Raleigh, too.
Onr badge, the t. s. cartridge box, with forty
ROUNDS 70 spare.
Its field Is red Write, blue and yellow, and about
The Tchs thcy kngs the Fifteenth Corps, and they
know IL badge means war.
And @ilel ihcs sec soi-n Logan coming, they'd
Oar generals are all good At fsltng, brave Smith
EuG hulcutt too
And T.asa they ses General Oslerl.aus coming.
filc rcbs look fni@i4ty asuc:
As Tor General wood and General ZIazer and gal.
liant General Corse
Better lighting men never went into battle o,
whipped Lac rebels worse
Doe 1ohnsio1 tired to stand at Dallas, but lie found
Il would not VIA:
Says he, y esn:,ot cope 1y..h Logan, for hi.
Esnlscea fi-ht Ike sisi -
Oh dc yos see our .i0hR 4 Logan as he rode
ElODg the ltnee
BE ~avcd irs hGt as he rode In a ealiop. and b,
looked 80 3li9hiy tlne.
And when we made strike through Georgia, GowI
10 the Atlantic shore.
General DstCEiIans took te tlaC, Of saF, il, ia,
ERilceuth Army Gort,s;
hseiy tars we lad a. 1s.oon, and IL al Girls
VOID Nti
The Georgia militia svcrc s,Ain 10y tl.e hundred
for halcatt logg;4; 80 kill.
You gnnsi have besrl Of General IiaEcn. and For
McAllistcr. 100.
BE took il w.th the Second division Of the Fiji
taenth Array Corps;
in the oyster beds we found good living. and Their
we drew it finc.
And then Oh, VISIT ;olI.1cgtion when we oueue,
the : cracker b1:et" +"
Old Hardoe lclt Savannah City. and the mayor h
asl-ssG us in
We got atiny thousand bales ,,f cotton. tobacc
rum aud syiia:
Then sway NC nert through so2th Carolina. an
al the rkilrosd- cut
We chased The rebels olL Of Columbia and The:
are running .'ct.
Says BeurcSard: Il must iesve cliarseston. 70
slcrssan's IN nay rear:
Twas tun 20 see aias strike Tor EielIiucnd with
laFge Tea ia bis ..zT,
Che-as, tagctie. Rna Goidsbora, al, lie will re
SBcDlise- we'll
Says Eeauregasd: s-'Thcse bltc coat Yanks wi
drive 10 sli 10 ID
Wen vaHquish Lee and isis rebel legion, and the
we'll close the war
Surround Jcl Davis il. tlss olc Dominion, and en-
rebellion fisar; ,
General Srant they say has taler kiela...CIll, an
Lee wont sgid any more:
EizIxh boysi Now foE = ic.iiecatlon Ia slg III
teenih Army Corps
u was 10 be expected last the boys world b
slightly entLused over Sherman's successfu
March 10 tie See, az the following verse