Immortal as our heroic sage
Is every law he made;
The earth, the heavens, may fade from age, But his laws cannot fade.
CHORUS-TO arms! to arms! &c.
We're born to die-then let us die
Where glory weaves death's wreath; On to the fight, our patriots cry- To victory or death.
The bayonet thirsts for traitors' gore; Bright gleams the patriot's sword; Place us our country's foe before, And give the battle-word. CHORUS-TO arms! to arms! &c.
A banner o'er our heads we raise, Ennobled in past wars; On it the light of freedom plays The glorious Stripes and Stars. A star may fall from yonder sky, Or clouds its lustre mar,
But that broad flag we raise on high Must never lose one star.
CHORUS-TO arms! to arms! &c.
THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY THE OCCASION,
On the Night of Thursday, July 4, 1861. BY "J. C. B."
Night has enveloped in her robes the earth, And thousands in rejoicings unite, Commemorative of a Nation's birth,
Which thrilled of yore each patriot with delight, And bade him hope that in this favored clime Freedom would bloom perennial through all time.
Standing upon Potomac's verdant shore,
I gaze upon these tributes to the day, And, whilst the rockets and the camp-fires pour A radiance almost rivalling night's sway,
I ponder sadly on events which bring To every heart a shadow and a sting.
Far more magnificent than all the show
Which man conceited in his art would try, Behold the comet with mysterious glow
Spreads its vast tail athwart the star-gemmed sky.* And lo! a meteor blazes through the night, The fleet precursor of the rocket's flight.t
How peaceful is the spot where now I stand; Across yon river hear what stir and noise.
This "heavenly messenger" by some astronomers is supposed to be the return of that known as "the Emperor Charles the Fifth," but this is doubted and denied by others, and it seems to have come unbidden and taken the world by surprise.
t Of this meteor an Alexandria correspondent of the Evening Star writes:-"Last evening, (4th,) while a grand pyrotechnic display was taking place throughout the loyal States, a still grander and more beautiful one took place in the heavens. Some eight or ten minutes past 8 o'clock, whilst it was yet early twilight, a magnificent meteor was observed at this place. Its direction was from northeast to southward. Although at the time of its appearance it was hardly dark, yet it was of such intense brightness that it cast a shadow as deep almost as that cast by the sun. Its track could be plainly traced for five or ten minutes after its appearance by the bright streak of light which it left. Its scintillations were beautiful and gorgeous beyond description."
Here, the sweet products of kind Nature's hand; There, man, mad man, most wickedly destroys The fairest temple which was ever reared, By good men rev'renced, and by bad men feared, Surrounded thus, with scenes to stir the heart, And thinking sadly of events and men, Is it a weakness that the tear should start,
To make comparison between now and then? Then, when our country towered in its prime; Now, when it totters under loads of crime.
And can it be, that in so brief a space,
Since our brave fathers independence won, That such unprofitable, deep disgrace
Thus brands the country of a Washington, And makes each patriot through the world lament, Lest man's incapable of self-government?
In Freedom's name, behold Americans
In hostile ranks glare one upon the other, And, urged by madness, meditate their plans, Each to pour out the life-blood of his brother; And all to wreck the only earthly prize Beyond all measure in the patriot's eyes!
And must it be, that man should strive to mar, With crime and passion, God's supreme decrees, And, with the hot and blasting breath of war, Deface the beauty of such scenes as these, For the mere gratification of a whim, Which barters peace for devastation grim?
Can nothing check this fratricidal strife,— And must the Ship of State in storms go down? Must brothers madly seek each other's life?-
Ruin and murder wither with their frown? O God of mercy, spare thy people! spare, And keep us freemen, as our fathers were! GISBORO', OPPOSITE WASHINGTON.
OH, SAY NOT IT IS BORNE TO EARTH!
BY REV. EDWARD G. JONES.
Oh, say not it is borne to earth, Our Banner pure and bright; For every star shall prove its worth, With undiminished light. Baptized afresh, devotion warm That pennon shall unfold, And scatter o'er the battle's storm Its purest shower of gold.
Amid the din of clanking steel Its waves of hope shall rise, To give endurance to the will,
And kindle languid eyes; And as its bearers sink in dust, Stout hearts upon the wing Shall seize it, to redeem the trust, And new defiance fling.
Upborne upon the swelling surge, Like meteor on the main, To glory 'twill the patriot urge- Glory without a stain.
Still in the van, though hardly pressed, No rival can it own;
The cherub daughter of the West, Round whom our arms are thrown!
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS IN THE INDEX.
D. stands for Diary of Events; Doo. for Documents; and P. for Poetry, Rumors and Incidents.
Doc. 127 "Ad Poetas," by Geo. H. Boker, P. African Slavery, Mr. Powell's reso- lution in reference to,
American Democracy, reply to the London Times on, Amherst College, Address of D. S. Dickinson at,
of a Zouave and his wife,
of two brothers at the battle of Bull Run,
Mr. Sherman's remarks on Pow- ell's resolution,
"After the Fight at Manassas," by
Sarah Helen Whitman,
"A Gathering Song,"
AGNEW, CORNELIUS R., M. D. See
Sanitary Commission.
Aiken, the U. S. revenue cutter. D. 58
Alabama, Regt. of, arrived at Har-
havoc in the Regts. of, at Bull
"Albany Journal," on compromise
ALBERGER, F. A., Seward's letter to, on Foreign enlistments, D. 59 ALDEN, Capt., cannonades Gal- veston, Texas, Doc. 484 Alexandria, Va., slaves at, liberated,
murder of the U. S. pickets at, P. 56 Alien Law, the Confederate, D. 65 Jeff. Davis' proclamation relative to, D. 66 Aliens, Confederate Congress_act respecting alien enemies, Doc. 492 Jeff. Davis' proclamation in refer- ence to the act respecting alien enemies, Doc. 526 ALLEN, Col. First Regt. N. Y. S. V., arrested at Fortress Monroe, D. 11 D. 65
AMES,, Bishop, his "Union Con- vention," P. 60 "A Monarch dethroned," by Mrs. E. Vale Smith, ANDERSON, S. V., ANDERSON, FRANK, Lt.-Col., rebel, P. 31 ANDERSON, ROBERT, Gen., receives a gold medal from the citizens of New York, D. 24 tribute to, by Reverdy Johnson, Doc. 145 Anderson Zouaves, N. Y. S. V., left N. Y., D. 75 ANDREW, JOHN A., Gov., calls upon the citizens of Mass. to fill up the regiments, D. 73 Proclamation to the citizen sol- diers of Mass., Aug. 20, Doc. 539 Anecdotes, of Turner, the rebel
postmaster of Western Va. Doc. 244 of Gen. J. W. Ripley, D. 17 of Garrick, the negro cook of the schooner Enchantress, D. 52 of Englishmen at the battle of Carrick's Ford, Va., Doc. 291 of the young soldier dying, of Joseph Lane of Oregon, of Gen. J. B. Magruder,
of a secession lawyer at St. Louis,
of the wife of Capt. Gilvery, of a lady of Alexandria, Va., of a Good Samaritan at Bull Run,
of Gen. Benham and the would-
of the N. Y. Zouaves at Bull Run, See Rebels,
of Col. Davies, of the N. Y. 16th
of the New Hampshire soldiers at Bull Run,
of a Vermont woman who "re-
of the Rev. Henry Cox, of Dela. plaine, Ill.,
An English Comment on English
"A New Yankee Doodle." By J. R. Gilmore,
patriotism of the, of Boston, New
Annapolis Junction, Pennsylvania troops at,
York, and Philadelphia, securities at the South,
"An Ode for the Union," by R. D. C.,
"An unreported Union Conven- tion," "A Poetical and Patriotic Gem," by the descendant of an F. É. V., P. 29 APPERSON, E. M., constructs de- fences at Memphis, Tenn., D. 43 "A Psalm of Freedom." By É. H. Sears, P. 78 Arkansas, proclamation of the mili- tary board of, D. 17 correspondence between the reb- els of, and the Cherokees, D. 8S Army of the Potomac, General Mc-
Clellan in command of, D. 73 Army Orders. See U. S. Army. ARNOLD, ISAAC N., at Battle of Bull Run, Doc. 17 ARNOLD, SAMUEL G., Lieut.-Gov., proclamation of, referring to the dead of R. I., D. 89; Doc. 395 66 A Soldier's last Word," by Park Benjamin, P. 48 Doc. 171
"A Tribute to the Brave," by Hy.
D. 65 P. 56 reports of the Southern conven- tion of, Doc. 407 BANKS, N. P., Gen., seized steamers at Baltimore, Md., D. 22 proclamation of, July 10th, D. 24 transferred to the command of forces on the upper Potomac, D. 35 arrived at Harper's Ferry, Va., D. 42 nullifies the police protest of Bal- timore, D. 11 arrests the police Board of Balti- more, D. 15 confirmed as major-general, D. 54 proclamation of June 27, D. 8; Doc. 176 instructions to Col. Kenly, pro- vost-marshal of Baltimore, Doc. 178 proclamation of July 1, Doc. 196 BARNETT, Col. 7th Indiana Regt, at Carrick's Ford, Va., Doc. 543 BANON, HENRY, arrested at Wash- ington, D. 39 Baptists, D. 3; Doc. 439 See Hudson River Baptists. convention of South Carolina, res- olutions of the, Doc. 439 Barboursville, Va., skirmish at, D. 28 account of the fight at, Doc. 285 BARNARD, J. G., Major U. S. A., report of battle of Bull Run, Doc. 86 Doc. 539 P. 96
his justice to an assassin, BENJAMIN, J. P., instructions to rebel marshals in reference to persons captured at sea, D. 27 his opinion of President Lincoln, Doc. 142 BENJAMIN, PARK, P 3, 48 BENSON, HENRY, of Wisconsin. anec- doto of his bravery at Bull Run, BENNETT, JAS. GORDON, Jr., Lieut., arrests Louis de Bebian, D. 73 BENTON,, Col. 8th Regiment Indiana volunteers, D. 8 BERRY, H. G., Col 4th Maine vol- unteers, D. 8; Doc. 146 Bethel, Va, battle at, Doc. 164 Col. Townsend's report on, Doc. 165 Major Winthrop's notes of the
plan of the attack on, Doc. 179 secession report of the battle at, Doc. 165
Lieut. York's experience at the battle of, BINGHAM, Paymaster, 26th Regiment N. Y. §. V., D. 55 BING, JULIUS, account of his arrest and adventures after the battle of Bull Run, P. 18 BIRNEY, DAVID B., Colonel 23d Regiment Penn. volunteers, Ď. 75 Blackburn's Ford, Va., battle at, D. 34 General Tyler's report of the bat- tle at, Doc. 336
Colonel Richardson's report of the battle at,
"Washington Star" narrative,
Doc. 343 "N. Y. Times" narrative, Doc. 844 "N. Y. Tribune" narrative, Doc. 846 list of casualties at,
details of the battle at,
BARRY, WM. F., appointed Brig.- Gen. D. 75
major, U. S. A., report of battle of Bull Run,
ATWOOD, WILLIAM, of Ky., D. Augusta, Ga., speech of A. H. Ste-
notes to a Southern account of the battle of Bull Run,
General Beauregard's report of
Augusta, Mo., a feast of doughnuts at,
AVERY, W. W., delegate to Con- federate Congress, D.
"A Vision in the Forum," by Thos. Buchanan Read,
AYRES, Capt.. his battery at the battle of Blackburn's Ford, Va., Doc. 837
BARSTOW, G. FORRESTER,
BARTOW, FRANCIS S., Gen., rebel,
killed at Bull Run,
"Memphis Appeal" account,
gallantry of, at Bull Run,
P. 5 D. 45 P. 12 BARTLETT, W. O., letter of Corne- lius Vanderbilt to, Doc. 152 PATES, J. N., Brig.-Gen., honorably discharged, Doč. 353 "Battle Hymn," by Woodbury M. P. 12
BLAIR, -, Colonel, at battle of Wilson's Creek, D. 61 BLAIR, M., Postmaster-General, let- ter to General McClellan on non-intercourse, D. 75 BLENKER, LOUIS, Colonel, at Bull Run, D. 37
BAYARD, THOS. F., of Delaware, notice of,
D. 174 Back River, Va., Lt. Crosby's expe- dition to, D. 40 BAILLET, GEORGE, speech of, July 18, D. 33 BAKER, E. D., Col. California regt., N. Y. S. V. D. 10; Doc. 177 speech on the Bill to suppress in- surrection, D. 51; Doc. 462 BALLOU, Major Rhode Island
Vol., killed at Bull Run, Doc. 19 Baltimore, Md., John C. Breckin- ridge insulted at,
D. 9 BEACH, ELIZABETII T. PORTER, P. 49 BEAUREGARD, P. G. T., at Manas-
proclamation in reference to pass- ports,
report of battle of Bull Run, Doc. 33 appointed brigadier-general, D. 60 BLEVINS, JOHN, protest against the
proceedings of the East Ten- nessee Union Convention, Doc. 159 Blockade. The London Post on
the, Doc. 125 BOERSTEIN,, Col. anecdoto of, P. 83 BOKER, GEORGE H., P. 65, 89 Bombs, rebels', filled with rice, P. 90 BONHAM, M. H., Brigadier-General,
See battle of Bull Run. letter to Sarah Z. Evans, official report on the battle of Bull Run, Doc. 868 and the Hampton Legion, P. 12 promoted, D. 37 bulletin to the rebel army after the battle of Bull Run, Doc. 108 forage order of, D. 38; Doc. 394
seizure of arms and contraband articles at,
wanted for rebel winter quarters,
epigram on his bravery, anecdote of,
D. 9 Bedford, Westchester co., N. Y., D. 15 D. 22
BEBIAN, LOUIS D., arrested at New- port, R. I.
police board of, arrested, steamers seized at,
S. Tenkle Wallis's report to tho Md. legislature on the memo- rial of the police commissioners of, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, com- munication on, cut off, D. BANCROFT, GEO., speech to the Do
Kalb regt., N. Y. S. V. Doc. 400 Bangor, Me., office of the "Demo- crat" at, destroyed, D. 64 Banks, convention of the officers of the Southern, D. 43
Havelocks made by the ladies of, D. 54 BEE, BARNAED E., Gen., killed at Bull Run, notice of, P. 15 BELL, JOHN, of Ky., D. 68 BELLOWS, HENRY W., president of Sanitary Commission, Doc. 174 BELT, - Dr., of Md., arrested, D. 89 BENDIX, JOHN E., Col., at the bat- tle of Bethel, Doc. 164 BENHAM, H. W., Gen., at the battle of Carrick's Ford, Doc. 289-292 report of the battle at Carrick's Ford, Doc. 513
report of the War Department, July 1st, Doc. 229 letter to Gov. Gamble, Doc. 474 notice of, D. 23
CAMERON, JAMES, Col., Sarah Z. Evans' letter to Beauregard in relation to the body of, P. 82 See Bull Run 79th Regt.
N. Y. S. V. — Beauregard. Camp Brandywine, Delaware, "Camp Record," newspaper,
"Camp Song," by Capt. Charles Winter. P. 77 CANNING, E. W. B., notice of, D. 8 "Can't Settle Accounts." See Ċ.S.A. CANTWELL, Lt.-Col. of Ohio, notice of, Cards, a pack of, saves the life of a soldier at Bull Run, P. 16 CARLILE, Senator, Va., remarks of, on the bill to suppress insurrec- tion, Doc. 436 CARMICHAEL, THOMAS H., Lt., cap-
tures the "French Lady," Doc. 255 CARPENTER, M. H., D. 70 CARR, Capt., report of the battle of Wilson's Creek, Doc. 505 Carrick's Ford, Battle of, D. 30 Official Reports of the battle of, Doc. 286, 543 "Cincinnati Gazette's" narrative of the battle of, "Cincinnati Commercial's" ac- count of the battle of, Doc. 291 "N. Y. Tribune" narrative, Doc. 293 Richmond "Dispatch's" account
of the battle of, Doc. 542 Carter's Creek, Va., Havemeyer's
speech of Capt. Wilson of Atlanta, Ga., on the battle, P.
loss of the rebels in the battle, P. "Tall Running" at,
release of the Federal surgeons captured at,
P. 1 Bunker Hill, Va., Gen. Patterson's Doc. 303 D. 30
BURKE,, Capt. Missouri 1st Regt., bravery of, at battle of Wilson's Creek, Doc. 518 Col, on habeas cor-
BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN, P. 1 BUCKINGHAM, W. A., Gov., call to
the people of Connecticut, Aug. 15, BUCKNER, 8. B., Gen., Agreement with Gen. McClellan, D. 5-S correspondence with Gov. Ma- goffin, Doc. 163 letter to Lloyd Tillman, Doc. 164 BUCKSTONE, B. F., Surgeon, Fifth
BUDD, WM., Commander, report of the attack on the steamer Res- olute, Doc. 531 confirmed as Brig.-
BURNSIDE, A. E., Col., returns fugi- tivo slaves.
D. 5 in the advance into Virginia, D. 32 at Bull Run, D. 36 report of battle of Bull Run, Doc. eupplementary_report of, Doc. 20 BUTLER, BENJ. F., Gen., letter to Secretary Cameron on the "con- traband," D. 47; Doc. 437 order in reference to the sale of
intoxicating liquors, D. 52; Doc. 471 appointed to command of volun- teer forces near Fortress Mon- roe,
pus. D. 67 BURKE, T. B., secessionist, hung at Lane, Illinois, D. 3 P. 47
account of the fight at, Doc. 169 Carthage, Mo., Battle at, D. 19 Col. Siegel's report of the battle of, Doc. 271 "St. Louis Republican's" account of the battle at, Doc. 246 "N. Y.World's" narrative of, Doc. 247 "N. Y. Times"" narrative of, Doc. 249 Cartridge Boxes, music in, P. 87 CARUTHIERS,, Lt., rebel, his en-
CARY, ALICE, anecdote of,
CARY, PHEBE, anecdote of,
CASS, THOMAS, Col. 9th Regt. Mass.
general orders before the
Gen. Tyler's supplementary_re-
Beauregard's official report, "N. Y. Times" narrative, "Atalanta Confederacy" narra- tive.
D. 74 Cameron's letter to, on "Contra- bands," Doc. 493 D. 70 P. 97 BUTLER, JOHN G., Capt., at the Bat- tle of Bethel, Doc. 165 BUTLER, PIERCE, arrested at Phila- delphia, D. 71 BUTTERFIELD, DAN., Col. 12th Regt. N. Y. S. M., D. 50
"Cast Down, but not Destroyed." by A. E.,
Cataline Steamer, burnt at Fortress Monroe, Catholics,
"Cavalry Song," Charles G. Leland, P. 50 Cayenne Pepper, an implement of P. 59 Centipedes, an implement of war, P. 71 Centreville, Va., the retreat from, July 21st. See Bull Run. Doc. 376 CHAMBERLIN, Capt., at the battle of Bethel, Doc. 164 CHAMBLISS, JOHN R., letter from Jeff. Davis to, D. 48; Doc. 440 Chaplain, a lively. P. 74 CHAPLIN, Lieut., U. S. N., at Mat- thias Point, D. 6 CHARA, MANUEL, Lt.-Col. 2d Regt. New Mexico Volunteers, D. 29 "Charleston Courier," opinion of "Soulouque" Lincoln,
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