The Republican journal., 1896-04-30
American War Ballads.

American War Ballads.
The famous song by Francis S. Kew.
''The Star Spangled Banner" was viii
ten in 1914, when the British fleet was
bombarding the U. S. fort in Baltimore
harbor 1t closes as follows:
''Then conquer we must, for our cause II is
lust.
And this be our motto: SIN God is our
trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph
shall wave
Der the land Of the free and the home Of
the brave"
The Civil War was fruitful in lyrics.
We can refer to but few of them. Of the
fall Of Sumter, April II, 1861, E. G. Sted-
man wrote:
"Came the morning of that day,
For we know that far away,
Round the fort at Charleston bay,
Hung the dark impending FRAY,
Soon to fall
And that Sumter's brave defender
Had the summons to surrender;
Seventy loyal hearts and tender
That was all.'
Southern songs are not lacking in this
collection, such as "My Maryland,
''Dixie,' etc.
John Browns song is found here and
the Battle Hymn of the Republic the
inspiring lyric written by Julia Ward
Howe.
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the com
ing of the Lord -
We must pass over many beautiful
pieces of living poetry, by Longfellow,
Brys MT, Holmes and others, for want Of
space, but they may be found in this
book.
sheridan Ride by T. B. Read must
not be forgotten.
up from the south, at break of day,
Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay,
came the sound of battle,
And Sheridan twenty miles away"
But Sheridan with his noble steed COW
cred the twenty miles, turned the tide of
battle and won the victory.
"Hurrah! hurrah for Sheridan!
Hurrah! hurrah for horse and man!
And let their statues be placed on high,
Under the dome of the Union sky
Marching Along is a favorite song.
The flag of our country is floating on high !;
Well stand by that flag till we conquer or
die;
Mcclellan 8 our leader, he's gallant and
strong;
Well grid on our armor and be marching
along"
The name of the leader was changed
from time to time.
There are verses addressing Mcclellan
in another strain.
10 scour your cross-belts with fresh pipe
CLAW?
To FURNISH your buttons, to brighten your
Or wait you for May-day and warm-spring
suns?
What are you waiting for, tardy George?'
After McClellan's delays and Pope's
failures, E. c. Stedman wrote poem
which Lincoln read to his Cabinet
''Wanted-a Man,
"Gve us the man of thousands ten,
Fit to do as well as to plan;
Give us rallying-cry, and then,
Abraham Lincoln, give us a MANI"
barbara Frietchie,' by Whittier is
here.
Cup rose old Barbara Frietchie then,
Bowed with her fourscore years and ten;
Bravest Of all in Frederick town,
She took up the flag the men haul'd down
In her attic window the staff she set
To show that one heart was loyal vet"
John Burns of Gettysburg was not an
enlisted man. but a citizen with a bell
crowned hat, who fought by himself ali
day on the Union side at Gettysburg.
Bret Harte describes him.
"He was the fellow who won renown-
The on y man who didn't back down
,l,Dfp,
town.
"Just where the tide Of battle turns
Erect and lonely, stood old John Burns"
Il
"In the antique vestments and long white
hair,
The Past of the Nation in battle there"
On another page we have
eve are coming, father Abraham, three
hundred thousand more"
On another page
When this cruel war is over,
Praying that we meet again.
On another, ''Marching through Geor-
gia.'
Bring the good old bugle, boys! well sing
another song
Sing it with a spirit that viii start the world
along
Sing it as we used to sing it fifty thousand
strong,
While We were marching through Georgia"
On another page we find
Wen rally round the flag, boys"
These are only bits of the inspiring
songs, full of life and patriotism, contain
ed in this choice collection of ''War Bal
lads
H. X. B. in the Hallowell Register