The Civil War SoldierWe won on many a bloody field,
And our hearts were filled with hope;
We triumphed over Burnsides,
Routed Hooker, Banks, and Pope.
We "bottled up" old Butler,
Drove the "Young Napoleon" back;
Chased Hunter through the Valley,
Like a fox before the pack.
Killed more men for Gen. Grant,
Than all "Marse Robert" had,
And down at Old Cold Harbor,
We whipped him very bad.
And we won the two Manassas's,
Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville;
We crossed the broad Potomac
Under Lee, Stonewall, and Hill.
Was there ever another army
Like that led by General Lee?
But after all its victories,
The South could not be free.
- Captain James M. McCann, formerly of the 17th Virginia Cavalry
Confederate Veteran Magazine, 1904
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