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•A'7And yet, perhaps, tome days my ft endBefore the Government can attend To forwarding you to home and friends ;For sueh delay there’s no amends.While you re main you need not fear.But you will find a welcome here;Conduct yourselves like gallant'ifeen*'Keep orderly, asr you have ever been.And we hope that every one will land j $Safely at home from this command.t«»ddiead1F-imAt the stockade the other night The hundred and fifteenth New Yorkers hsd a fight,They lost, perhaps, a dozen men,The stockade they- deserted then.~ ,; **- ^ This morning though they all went hack,To sec if the rebels were on the track.m;Frsaion\YThen turning to the Veteran clan He said, “ 1 thank you to a man—For the confidence reposed in me,By ev’ry Veteran that I see. | allI tho’t, one time, that I'd resign And quit for home, the battle line ;But whcu I read your strong petition, *For me to still keep my position—(I know not by whom the scheme was started) | ® But from “resigning I've departed.And you’ve my word that I will stay And hope each soldier will obey,Long as my services are required,ITl stay with you, as you’ve desired ;I’ll stick to you through “ thick and thin For I know what heroes you have been ;Your name is good both far and near,You're spoken of in praises here ;And since we’ve been in Baton Rouge,Your conduct’s 611 that! eould.wiahi Behave yourselves, don’t get in jail,Perform your duties without fail;From evil you should still desist— ] 1Go to j our quarters—parade's dismissed !nLsAugust 4tli. _At two o'clock the “long roll beat .[ fWhich raised each veteran to his feet,And scare five minutes had passed away Before wc stood in battle array ;We formed our lines 'neath a scorching isun, Expecting to see some fighting done;Reports came in of a rebel raid Eight miles below, at our Stockade.At length we found the rebs had “played,So we stacked arms and broke for shade.’But an “order came just after night,“ To pack knapsacks and fix for fight We did the same, went near the fort,A six-gun battery to support;We staid all night at the rifle*pits,Expecting to give the rebels fits ;But nary rebel showed his face.Which our reciuits took as a disgrace ;A steamer came along next day And took our non-veterans all awty,They’ve all gone home, “success attend,”Is the earnest prayer of their veteran friend.And now I’ve written quite enough,Because you 're tired of such stuff;My love I send to every one—Father and mother, daughter and son.Now please write me a huge old letter,And if *tia long, so much the better ;Tell Chlcr 1 shtill write to her.Whenever we have a fight or stir;Give Hardin's folks my best respects,And now I II close, repeating the text—“ Dear Brother Dan and Emma too,Don’t quite forget yonr brother— Lew.Co. F, 21th Ind. Vet. Vols, 1
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La Porte Weekly Union
La Porte, Indiana, US
Wed, Aug 31, 1864
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