Ransom Mack Poem, undated
Great praise to Colonel Edy although hes resigned
He did not fear the rebels but was always up and primed
He is a man of cander and his courage it is good great
With these two qualifications he could lead the forty eight
About our Company officers I cant say much about
For them that come with us first has nearly all playde out
With their pockets full of greebacks they did absquatelate
With straps upon their shoulders they left the forty eight
But there is one deserves notice and thats Liutenant Their
For Selfishness and meaness non with him can compare
But thanks to god hes left us for all did him hate
And hope he never will return again to join the forty eight
Being somewhat in a hury I will conclude these lines
Hoping they will appear again all in the goshen times
For the South is dressed in mourning deaths fall in on her gate
Sesession will soon be buried/good by from the forty eight /
Weve left our friends and homes but in dreams we visit them
O now dear friends at home dont sorrow sob and sigh
dont let such feelings get you down for if you do youl die
But send us words of cheer relate to us the news
Yes one and all both great and small the ladies we wont excuse
Our Countries cause compelles us to leave our beds of ease
To souldier in a southern land amoung greybacks lice and fleas
There southern buternuts are thick they do the yankees hate
Which find their way into our Camp also into our clothes
And how to get rid of them the lord god only knows
So abolish it forever yes forever and forever
Till the north and south have lasting peace no never never never
Our Camp is daily visited with ladies of the south
They daily bring us beries which are both nice and ripe
But they do not want our money saying keep that out of sight
Now these poor forsaken women they do look so destitute
That one cant help but pity them unless he is a brute
Tis true their husbands sons and lovers may be in the rebels rank
Which perhaps these women canot help but they will have to look out for
Thou art our nations Emblem and by the we will stand
Now the End of this rebellion we all do long to se
And the safe return of each souldier to his home and family
A second independence with no more slavery
To abolish it forever yes forever and forever
Can we ever have sweet peace no never never never
DATABASE CONTENT
| (6943) | DL0987.003 | 74 | Letters | 186X |
Tags: Food, Money, Peace, Resignations, Sadness, Secession, Slavery, Unionism, Victory, "Yankees" (Confederate opinions of)
People - Records: 1
- (2386) [writer] ~ Mack, Ransom
SOURCES
Ransom Mack Poem, undated, DL0987.003, Nau Collection
