Show iiona il houf HOME k in the spring of 1803 two great admits armais w were ere encamped cn c n either cither side of the rappahannock Rappa hannock ri ver vcr one dressed in blue and the other ether in gray As twilight fell the bands of the union side beran began 0 to play tile the star spangled banner and rally round tho the flag and that chai challenge len 0 c of music was taken up b by y those upon the other sido and they responded respond od with the bonnie blue flag and away down south in dixie it was borno in upon the soul of a single soldier in one of those hinds bands of music to begin 0 a sweeter and more tender air and slowly as he played it there joined in in a sort of chorus of all instruments 11 upon the urion union side until finally a great and mighty chorus swelled up and down our army 1 home sweet home whon when they had bad finished there was no challenge yonder for every band upon the further shore had bad taken up tile the lovely air so attuned to all that is holiest hollest and dearest and oil one great chorus of tho the two great hosts went up to god and when they had bad finished from the boys in gray came a challenge three cheers for home and as they went resounding sounding through gli the skies skie a from both sides of ofilio tile river something up the soldiers cheeks washed off the stains of powder |