Scott, Emma Look Mrs., 1858- · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 152
ory.) Brave Tennessee! In reckless wayVirginia heard her comrade say:Close round this rent and riddled rag!What time she set her battle-flagAmid the guns of Doubleday. But who shall break the guards that waitBefore the awful face of Fate?The tattered standards of the SouthWere shriveled at the… … 136 HOW THE FLAG BECAME OLD GLORY Above the bayonets, mixed and crossed,Men saw a gray, gigantic ghostReceding through the battle-cloud,And heard across the tempest loudThe death-cry of a nation lost! The brave went down ! Without disgraceThey leaped to Ruins red embrace;They only heard Fames…
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