"Cheers, cheers, for our heroes!Not those who wear stars;Not those who wear eagles,And leaflets, and bars;We know they are gallant,And honor them too,For bravely maintainingThe Red, White, and Blue!""But cheers for our soldiers,Rough, wrinkled and brown;The men who make heroes,And ask no renown;Unselfish, untiring,Intrepid and true,The bulwark surroundingThe Red, White, and Blue!""Our patriot soldiers!When treason arose,And Freedom's own childrenAssailed her as foes;When anarchy threatenedAnd order withdrew,They rallied to rescueThe Red, White, and Blue!""Upholding our banner,On many a field,The doom of the traitorThey valiantly sealed;And worn with the conflict,Found vigor anew,Where victory greetedThe Red, White, and Blue.""Yet, loved ones have fallen—And still when they sleep,A sorrowing nationShall silently weep;And Spring's fairest flowers,In gratitude, strew,O'er those who have cherishedThe Red, White, and Blue!""But glory, immortal,Is waiting them now,And chaplets unfadingShall bind every brow,When called by the trumpet,At Time's great review,They stand, who defendedThe Red, White, and Blue."
"Cheers, cheers, for our heroes!Not those who wear stars;Not those who wear eagles,And leaflets, and bars;We know they are gallant,And honor them too,For bravely maintainingThe Red, White, and Blue!""But cheers for our soldiers,Rough, wrinkled and brown;The men who make heroes,And ask no renown;Unselfish, untiring,Intrepid and true,The bulwark surroundingThe Red, White, and Blue!""Our patriot soldiers!When treason arose,And Freedom's own childrenAssailed her as foes;When anarchy threatenedAnd order withdrew,They rallied to rescueThe Red, White, and Blue!""Upholding our banner,On many a field,The doom of the traitorThey valiantly sealed;And worn with the conflict,Found vigor anew,Where victory greetedThe Red, White, and Blue.""Yet, loved ones have fallen—And still when they sleep,A sorrowing nationShall silently weep;And Spring's fairest flowers,In gratitude, strew,O'er those who have cherishedThe Red, White, and Blue!""But glory, immortal,Is waiting them now,And chaplets unfadingShall bind every brow,When called by the trumpet,At Time's great review,They stand, who defendedThe Red, White, and Blue."
"Cheers, cheers, for our heroes!Not those who wear stars;Not those who wear eagles,And leaflets, and bars;We know they are gallant,And honor them too,For bravely maintainingThe Red, White, and Blue!"
"Cheers, cheers, for our heroes!
Not those who wear stars;
Not those who wear eagles,
And leaflets, and bars;
We know they are gallant,
And honor them too,
For bravely maintaining
The Red, White, and Blue!"
"But cheers for our soldiers,Rough, wrinkled and brown;The men who make heroes,And ask no renown;Unselfish, untiring,Intrepid and true,The bulwark surroundingThe Red, White, and Blue!"
"But cheers for our soldiers,
Rough, wrinkled and brown;
The men who make heroes,
And ask no renown;
Unselfish, untiring,
Intrepid and true,
The bulwark surrounding
The Red, White, and Blue!"
"Our patriot soldiers!When treason arose,And Freedom's own childrenAssailed her as foes;When anarchy threatenedAnd order withdrew,They rallied to rescueThe Red, White, and Blue!"
"Our patriot soldiers!
When treason arose,
And Freedom's own children
Assailed her as foes;
When anarchy threatened
And order withdrew,
They rallied to rescue
The Red, White, and Blue!"
"Upholding our banner,On many a field,The doom of the traitorThey valiantly sealed;And worn with the conflict,Found vigor anew,Where victory greetedThe Red, White, and Blue."
"Upholding our banner,
On many a field,
The doom of the traitor
They valiantly sealed;
And worn with the conflict,
Found vigor anew,
Where victory greeted
The Red, White, and Blue."
"Yet, loved ones have fallen—And still when they sleep,A sorrowing nationShall silently weep;And Spring's fairest flowers,In gratitude, strew,O'er those who have cherishedThe Red, White, and Blue!"
"Yet, loved ones have fallen—
And still when they sleep,
A sorrowing nation
Shall silently weep;
And Spring's fairest flowers,
In gratitude, strew,
O'er those who have cherished
The Red, White, and Blue!"
"But glory, immortal,Is waiting them now,And chaplets unfadingShall bind every brow,When called by the trumpet,At Time's great review,They stand, who defendedThe Red, White, and Blue."
"But glory, immortal,
Is waiting them now,
And chaplets unfading
Shall bind every brow,
When called by the trumpet,
At Time's great review,
They stand, who defended
The Red, White, and Blue."
THE END.
Transcriber's Note:Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.The Table of Contents was not present in the original text and has been produced for the reader's convenience.The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
Transcriber's Note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.
The Table of Contents was not present in the original text and has been produced for the reader's convenience.
The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.