IDYLS OF BATTLE AND POEMS OF THE REBELLION - 1864 - CONTENTS -- PAGE PREFAC T E O SUBSCRIBER E S D ITION 1 IN TI E OF V A R .. ...................... 5 LEFT OX THE BATTLE-FIELD 8 TO THE EARNES T T H INKER .. S . ........... 10 AFTER THE VICTORIES .. ................. 12 I E PROFU D .. I . S . ....................... 15 FOR T HE STRICKE .. N .. ................... 17 TIIE STORY O F S U M T E R - . - - - 1 9 - - - - VATCH- IGHT .. ......................... 24 THE L EGEND O F OUR VICTORIES 27 THE LATEST WAR NEWS .................. 33 MITCHELL ................................ 36 THE F ALL O F LEXINGTOMNI, S SOURI Q8 COME WE TO THIS ...................... 41 BAKER . .................................. 43 OUR SACRIFIC .. E . ....................... 45 UNION FOREVER .......................... 48 R E B U R G ... .. . .. ....................... 52 ON THE DEAD L IST ...................... 54 BELLE M I SOURI . ......................... 57 DOUGLA . S . ................................ 60 THE SNOW IN OCTOBER .. ................. 63 TO A HERO, W ITHA SWORD. . . . . . . . 67 To A PATRIO .. T . ......................... 69 CONTENTS PAQE VICKSBUR . G .. .. . ......................... 71 LOYAI TY L A S S TE FFORT . . . . g . . . . - . . . 73 AN APPEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 TRUTH IS INVINCII LE.--....---.. 8 . 1 . ... I A K R E I G D H E R - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 THE SSOIV AT FREDERICI. LBBURG 85 TIXE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 88 TIXE G RAVES O F GETTYSBURG - - 92 TICE R ASSOZIIK B D ANNER...-...........--95 BRINGING Ic rnr HOME . 98 PREACICI I X N G CA MP-. 103 JEFFERSON DAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 THE E S I D E N T S P OCLAMATIO . N 109 A GREETISG FOR A NEW YEAR g 111 d A SU LICA . T . . I . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 THE VOLUNTEER R S ETURN.......... . .--116 OUR CAUSE ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . 120 JIy ABSENT S OLDIE . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 L. 1.1. R.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 My STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 WAITING FO R VICTORY 134 CHARGE O F ELAIRS B RIGADE A T VICKSI UR 13 G 7 LOST I N T W E I I DERNE - S . S -. 139 BUTLE RS BLACK BRIGADE 142 TO A. E ................................. 145 KENTUCKYS C RITTENDEN -, - g 146 THE QUIET MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 13. T. B. ................................. 150 THE L ASTP OEM . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 151 PREFACE TO SUBSCRIBEUS EDITION... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.