The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30
AbOUT GENERAL DICKSON
WHO PROVED HIMSELF As BRAVE As CAESAR

written for the oca1. pno
in mere a beautiful world lying close 70 o. -
We have seem II a; and It's ITS landscapes fair;
And We call home over P {be 1t in song
songs on h e streams and meadows green
ana Vr 9ne loved and lost of the dear 1on 49,
wait 10 welcome lis home over there s ago.
Here farewels said and we each 90 ~ 49,
pa An ID take up burdens of care: 80 our way
When at home O oRe 5nf fb 90W mOSened
And love songg viii T be- on the shore sea-
of WIN hand clasped in hand we shall walk on tho -
VI our loved Fathers over there VAIN on one strand
son All 4 honor and glory F1oridas hero-General D
loved honored by o e near neghb0rs he always
to INV fathers sent courier through with
vile No e men possible then hurry on to GaD co
neeTs under sixteen years of age N company OF boy vol
deserve bei Certainty proved worthy name therefore
others who served their Captain VIM mb er b 5s amy
ngn In his note Gen wrote that be bad e same
therefore short men for the Gainesvie S OhS river
envy had barricaad essge to Gen Dickson
d hiT IN the same he managed get all the women
Der right He then headed soldiers Thinking at first if 5
the houses would be best o s were all inside of
be d h where they could themselves
every Yankee showing his head taking aim at his
Gen Dickson jOval Capt Chambers my genial father talk
breasworis Of the trees bout our men having to make
tics in placing that dsoge the enemv from the
retreang The Confederae es g when the
their share in the distribution PENSIONS a hOG be entitled to
and charming wife owned plantation Reddck and lived
plantation two miles from Spa sold it lust
before his death and is The Meadows the
seaboard Air Line railway. his place he
always visited The time before visit he requested
thought unworthy beautiful melody so never had
learned it, The last before his
death told him that now would sing Dixie"
were lovely the melody. Dixie" in one
of magazines Gen Dickson attenveIy appauded
It, and admired "the pretty words" 1t follows:
Land
l wish the Of childhood
Rambling there amid the wildwood
Look away look away Look away, Land.
In Dixie Land where was born in
Early frosty morning;
Look away look away! Look away, Dixie Land
Chorus: Then 1 wish in Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie Land I'll my stand
Away, away, away down south in Dixie
Tis passed such merry hours.
Amid the forest leaves and flowers,
Look away, etc.
In May we chose queen and erOwnd her,
Look away, etc.
O. CAV the times we had together
Cared the kind of weather,
Twas always gay and pleasant there
We cloud, knew
Look away, ETC.
So sing we a song very
Gay and bright, and bithe and
And should you want way
Sing again this song tomorrow
Look away ETC.
Sing it to the old Dixie" words, and
tice how much Song of the Southland
In the world through which were passing,
We may make the feeble strong
WIN the si'u"s9S JESSIE ASTON OWENS.
Any wishing know all about the war achievements
of Gen J. J. history, written by his wife Of
Dickson and His Men from Ine Drew BOOK o Az she
is now very hospital and her sight nearly gone
would independent help for each OF you to write 1
cow of her book sending the subscription along at the same
80 " W ~ j. a. o.