poem · by a contemporary
Songs and ballads of the southern people. 1861-1865
Frank Moore (1828–1904), 1886
Named on the pages for First Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Bull Run.
machine-read Machine-read (OCR) from a scanned book at the Internet Archive: expect misread words and names. The scan itself is at the library.
draft Matched to the battles automatically; not yet reviewed.
Passages that name the battles; the whole collection is at Internet Archive.
21 July 1861
First Battle of Bull Run
MANASSAS. 93
MANASSAS. 93
For fast the Vandals gathered, strong
In wealth and numbers, all along
Our highways pressed a countless throng,
To battle at Manassas.With martial pomp and proud array,
With burnished arms and banners gay,
Panting for the inhuman fray,
MANASAS. 95
If sympathy can aught avail,
If fervent prayers with Heaven prevail,
In your behalf they shall not fail,
Poor wounded of Manassas.Alas! that blended with the tone
Of triumph, breathes the stifled moan
For many brave, whose dear lives won
The victory of Manassas.A grateful nation long shall keep
Their memory, and flock to weep
Above the turf where softly sleep
The martyrs of Manassas.
HANOVER Co., VA., July 30.
THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS.
And groans for the U. S. A. !
Chorus — Chivalrous, chivalrous people, etc.THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS.
BY M. F. BIGNEY.
THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS. 1 05
They came forth to destroy,
With a fierce, fanatic joy,THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS. IO/
And boasted of the Rebels they would slay;
28–30 August 1862
Second Battle of Bull Run
MANASSAS. 93
MANASSAS. 93
For fast the Vandals gathered, strong
In wealth and numbers, all along
Our highways pressed a countless throng,
To battle at Manassas.With martial pomp and proud array,
With burnished arms and banners gay,
Panting for the inhuman fray,
MANASAS. 95
If sympathy can aught avail,
If fervent prayers with Heaven prevail,
In your behalf they shall not fail,
Poor wounded of Manassas.Alas! that blended with the tone
Of triumph, breathes the stifled moan
For many brave, whose dear lives won
The victory of Manassas.A grateful nation long shall keep
Their memory, and flock to weep
Above the turf where softly sleep
The martyrs of Manassas.
HANOVER Co., VA., July 30.
THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS.
And groans for the U. S. A. !
Chorus — Chivalrous, chivalrous people, etc.THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS.
BY M. F. BIGNEY.
THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS. 1 05
They came forth to destroy,
With a fierce, fanatic joy,THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS. IO/
And boasted of the Rebels they would slay;
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