Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-07-04 | Page 2 | To the Grand Army of the Republic Welcome!

! TO THE GRAND ARMY Of THE REPUBLIC'! I WELCOME! t J. To these time-honored heroes, ! Each with badge upon his breast, j Wo extend a hearty welcome To our city in the west. 't- Turn on tho siren whistles. T Open wide tho city's gates; .1. Thrice wolcomo gallant warriors j Who fought to savo tho states. 4- Around tho flag at Sumter, ; In 'Charleston 'n placid hay,-, Thoso sons of freedom rallied. X 'Twas they who saved tho day. 7 Jf, It was in the early sixties .7. When tho cruel war begun, That they met in awful conflict T At the battle of Bull Run. p V In that battle's raging vortex, jl Though the sky with gloom was V cast, .!. The ship of state wns anchored j With the banner at tho mast. j. On bloody plains at Wilson creek .j. Where the noble Lyon fell, j Their courage never faltered j Through tho wildest rebel- yell. X, At Henry and Fort Donelsou, i With valiant foe intrenched, They hurled their deadly missiles I. TjII tho earth in blood was drencher ' They were on the field of Shiloh, j "Vhero their wilor stood tho test V Through tho soothing hell of fury 7. In that fateful hornets' nest. BY W. E. 7IGUS In the trying siege of Vicksburg, Whero a thousand comrades sleep, They dug their way to victory Through trenches long ami doop. They heard tho roar at Perryvillo. That belched from caution mouth When Bragg 's retreating army Was driven further south. From Lenoir on to Knoxvillo, hi battle's wavering tide, They fought the hosts of Longstrcct From field and mountain-side. They marched with gallant Sherman From Atlanta to the sea, And suffered in the hardships That made our country free. Near the Spotsylvania courthouse, They rcmomber yet too well, That yawning bloody angle Where their noble brothers fell. Around the pits at Petersburg, In the crater's mightv roar, Thoy held aloft our banner Whon tho field ran red with gore. At Rappahannock. Lexington, Malvern Hill and Seven Pines; Thoy wovo a wreath of glory ' That with luster ever shines. From Stone's River to Atlanta. They marched with solemn tread Where every hill and valley Drank the blood thoy freely shed. At ChancollorsviU'e and Antictam j Thoy faced tho galling fire X With patriotic devotion " ) That we always must admire. ' At Martinsburg, Pea Ridge, Mill 4 Springs. Yorktowu, Winchester and Bald ' inn, 1 Their heroic achievements Volumos in our history till. ' They held tho flag at Gettysburg 'X And fought with bated breath 4 Through that Devil s don of carnage 4 Where thousands sleep in death. At Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, 7. And on fields without a name, Our history has recorded 'j' Their everlasting fame. . 7, Jn tho clutches of starvation Within Libby's grow-some walla i' Their patience and long suffering Our memory still recalls. J. That priceless crown of liberty ? With .iewels so richly set, ( They have won by deeds of valor 7. That we' nover can forget. To this glorious Grand Army, 4 With its fast dissolving ranks, 7, A peaceful, united country 4- Offers up its grateful thanks. Write their names in golden letters, A Radiant, as tho shining sun, Tu honor of tho victories 4" That they so dourly won. " Y