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Show 1 ITtith crepe upon our batmen And arms reversed, wo meek , j In memory of the soldiers Sepulchred at our feet. , i- They aro the voiceless heroes Who spoke where the field was led Spolte whea the captain ordered: "Fire from behind the dead." T7Tey cme from farm and village, From crowded city and plain; , i They marched in the sultry sunshine, 1 And pillowed their heads in rain. They heard the blast of the bugle. And quickly answered the call: ; "Form in line of battle Infantry, troopers, all. omo of these dropped by the wayside, f-Some f-Some while on picket were shot j; 1 Some fell in the skirmish line Some where the battle raged hot. But, alas, for the youthful soldier, I Alas, for the veteran gray, " Who languished in pitiless prisons v Where the reaper. Death, held sway jj T5reaming pf. skies they could not see ) ' Hoping where hope was vain j To break the guarded prison bars And breathe free air again. I , Yearning for wife or mother II ' - Yearning to be caresseJ, ' . . " " ' Or longing with broken spirit . I : " - To be, like these, at rest. -fver these dead nine hundred : Fold the flag of the brave. While the marching column halts to plant j ' A flag at each soldier's grave. Violets, pinks and daisies, Roses and lilies bring, .. ' j When the apple trees are in blossom, M , . And the lark and the linnet singe Pom read '.-.' '.-.' at First Memorial Daj Exrdu$ , in J86$ r l . f 1 |