| Show a WAR SONGS aa incident following after less eunen der inspiring melodies century A day or two after lees derin April 1805 tit dutch gap in the james river for a run to richmond where I 1 was joined by the ships surgeon the paymaster and one of the junior officers after JO 1139 R echmond pretty thoroughly we went in the evening to my room for dinner ainner being and the events of the day recounted the doctor who was a flue player open ed the piano saying boys weve got our old quartet here lets have a sing As the house opposite was occupied by paroled confederate officers na patriotic songs were bung soon the lady of the boute handed roe this note 11 compliments of general it nd staff will the i gentlemen kindly allow us to come lind hear them sida of course we consented and they came As the general entered the room I 1 recognized the face and figure of one who saiad second on I 1 v to rae or jackson in the whole confederacy after nod the usual interchange of civilities we them glees nod college P angs until at last the general said me gentlemen you sing delightfully but what we want to hear is your arm then tbt we gave the arm y son go with unction battle hymn of the republic john browns body weer aming father abraham tramp tramp tramp the boys are marching through the whole catalogue to the star spangled baguer to which many a foot beat time as if it bad ne aped to soy bu corthe union 11 and closed our concert with round the flag boys the applause had subsided a tall filae looking fellow in uni form exclaimed gentlemen if wed had your tongs wed bc lickar you out bootel who have marched or fought wih such songs while we had nothing absolutely absolu ely nothing ec e C a bastard marseillaise Marseil laise flag Elizie viii ch y I 1 nothing but Alary laud my 41 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 11 all I 1 was a splendid son but the tune old laurimer Lau riger was about as inspiring as tho Dead march in saul while every one of these yankee songs is full of march wg and fighting spirit then tu rn edg tal the general he saidi 1 never dball forget the airet time I 1 beird rally round the flag a bosty inight during the IS van days fight and if I 1 remember it was raining rai I 1 was on picket hen just before taps so we fellow on the other side struck up thal song and others joined in the chr kig jintil it to me the wad siri ging tom B who vas with out gond heavens cap what are choso fellia made of anyway here weve licked em six days run diug and now on the eve of thet seventh singing rally rund lle flag I 1 am not naturally superstitious but I 1 tell you that song sou tided to me like the knell of doom and iny heart went briwn lot my boot slid though live tried to do my duty it has been uphill up hill right with rue ever since that night the little company of union singers and studious ors after a and ili berchan ge of stories of a amy ex peri ances then separated nod as the gen eral shook hands at parting ile said to me well the time may coni a when we can all sing the star led banner again I 1 have not seen him since I 1 |
