The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-20
When the tide surges sweep,
Wide over the stormy deep,
It's luster shall carress,
The brow of the braves,

stars umned the world unfured Union Flag oaed proud
y in the air. Then between brothers dissension arosea
of the ndssube nono arms the North and
South went
No from pen memory historical records
OF time picture that we'll portray the powers intellect; of
sesaccng Deeds loyalty Preside country this thinning
rank OF Confederate Heroes.
Not only in the hundred and sxtytwo skmshes
fought Georgia SOIL did the sacred life blood of Georga
flow but from Ohio the Gulf from Pennsylvania Mississippi
battlefield beneath the murmerng signing many
Georgas braves lay bleeding comforless the drops dew
softly falling their faces while dying While angels mercy
borne on the same low signing Winds sought the newly made widow
or mother to draw protecting sheath around them their heart
sore grief and loss When battle wooden crutch
empty sleeve, but mutely tells of battles Storm
Hear the voice rang through Sho and Chcamauga
Lodges remember the Gettysburg batte GLOOM the tightening
FASH the lannon's roarthen the brief when
he called the matchess infantry while Pickett proudly down
the maddening cannons that pierced
scohed and dyed the earth scarlet with the patriotic blood the
boys who the blue and the gray
The Souhand private we'll leaders, cheering their
comrades, Come to Glory come" We upon
souls eternity and loved flag threads rent
above the flashing bayone mixed crossed heroes
from States went forward share the They struggling
charged hed smote and with hope dpaired that slip
perry WALL wet with the life blood of comrade and foe
When Lee and Jackson the heroes the South
casped hands in the fading twilight Charlottesville
only the soldiers handcasp good them little suspectnp
that the grim demon the battle lowering near to strike an
that only few hours would apse when be sending his
aeconate his MORALLY wounded comrade General Jack
wishing him make WE'LL saying eff Won have
lost your left arm have lost right by your absence"
This the parting the wilderness of the two immortal
leaders.
How grandly the Confederate flag waved in battle
Though torn by shot and shell,
1t huttered % the music of Southern Soldiers veil
1t never knew dshonor any battle field
Nor can It's glory ever grow dim or tarnisshed
Though numbers made it yield.
Southern heroes great because they typical Americans
American manhood today contains their the admins
aon of the world and they go forth for the healing the nation
Shall be said that any wavered in the views
unfolding trying expunge the sacred heritage now enov
the gift of free government freely given risk lives
God forbid that voice. accent to OBJ
the associations that uec around the glorious struggle for
free given the sacrificing abo of the patriots
who erected this magnificent political edfce upon adamann
base of American liberty and sefgoverning rights Shall we
surrender the fame of Americas periods? Washington
auens Gadsden of Lee Jefferson Madison Jackson Davis and
of the myriads Others both official and prvaes deeds
heom impeishaby connected with memory united peo
pie.
You great army of the Confedeacv the
heroes many bloody fields The valiant gray ranks
thinning the rolls by You heroes still
hen you laid down at Appomsox to your
homes to fight yet the desperate fight building up again.
your country and to win, you most glorously have
But it is not merely principally, great examples of patriots
prde honor Defense that cherish you most but we
for the for which goouy ovepowered and
triumphant be the great ISSUE hung upon cause and
great interest of mankind Though crushed
this period of prvaton, proud young spirits we're
flowing with and honor the alert to
any opportunity to above all malice loss property and life
You have proven yourselves to be the mahess examples
from brilliant records inspiration caught the origin
from which conference has grown you nv Con-
federae Veterans what this beautiful Southland today
Now that the last spark feeling has exnguhed between
the North and South and linked closely of broth
ery love- each should profit lesson which we have learned
from past history 1t that now nsoluby bound the North and