One threw her arms about her boy, and said, "Good | Southward the hosts are hurrying, with banners wide bye, my son; God help thee do the valiant deeds thy father would have done." One held up to a bearded man a little child to kiss, And said, "I shall not be alone, for thy dear love and this." And one, a rosebud in her hand, leant at a soldier's side; Thy country weds thee first," she said, "be I thy second bride." Oh, mothers! when, around your hearths, ye count your cherished ones, And miss from the enchanted ring the flower of all your sons; Oh, wives! when o'er the cradled child ye bend at evening's fall, And voices which the heart can hear across the distance call; Oh, maids! when, in the sleepless nights, ye ope the little case, And look till ye can look no more upon the proud young face, Not only pray the Lord of Life, who measures mortal breath, To bring the absent back unscathed out of the fire of death; Oh, pray with that divine content which God's best favor draws, That, whosoever lives or dics, he save his holy cause! unfurled, Oppression, with his iron strength, fed on the souls of men, And License, with the hungry brood that haunt his ghastly den. But like bright stars ye fill the eye; adoring hearts ye draw; Oh! sacred grace of Liberty! oh, majesty of Law! Hurrah! the drums are beating; the fife is calling shrill; Ten thousand starry banners flame on town, and bay, and hill; The thunders of the rising war drown labor's peace- morning come The morning of the battle call, to every soldier dear! Oh joy! the cry is "Forward!" Oh, joy! the foe is near! For all the crafty men of peace have failed to purge the land; Hurrah! the ranks of battle close! God takes his cause in hand! INDE X. EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS IN THE INDEX. INT. stands for Introductory Address; D. for Diary of Events; Doc. for Documents; and P. for Poetry, Rumors, Banks, patriotism of the New Hamp- A Volunteer Song, P. 13 A War-Song for Virginia, P. 146 "A Welcome to the Invader," P. 93 BARRY, W. F., Major, A Wonderful Conversion, P. 150 BARTHOLOMEW, I. E., Rev., 6 10 D. 12 D. 61 Doc. 265 BATE, W. B., Col. 2d Tenn., Doc. 240 Doc. 86 -- Col. 2d Regt. N. J. 8. M., Doc. 181 W. C., - artist, of N. Y., P. 142 D. 94 D. 107 -, Mrs., of Washington, P. 96 Doc. 410 Balloons, reconnoitering in, D. 103 his staff at Charleston, S. C., D. 22 Border State convention, at Balti- D. 23 more, Maryland, P. 4, S meet at Frankfort, Ky., D. 91 of Fort Sumter, citizens of, approve the course of secession meeting at, secession flag in, torn down, D. 32 D. 32 proclamations issued in, calling on the people to keep the peace, D. 82 Charleston, S. C., ment of Fort Sumter, Doc. 63 address of the, to the people of Boston, Mass., patriotism of the Common Council of, D. 25 command at Doc. 350 BORLAND, SOLON, Col., D. 43 D. 30 banks of, loan 10 per cent. on their D. 80 excitement in, on receipt of the conservative influence in, D. 46 an epigram, P. 96 news of the Baltimore riot, D. 24 P. 44 flag-raising at, D. 53 the ubiquity of, P. 96 Union ward meetings in, D. 56 Federal troops pass through, Bedford, N. Y., flag-raising at, D. 46 D. 70, 71 BEECH, A. C. & A. B., of Nashville, in the Washington conspiracy, D. 59 Courier, article in, on the increase Transcript, quotation from, D. 70 embargo at, D. 8 anecdote of heroism at the riot P. 71 ton, S C., D. 9; P. 10 BURNET, J. B., wife of, Navy Yard, the threatened attack upon, P. 21 P. 61 D. 50 Doc. 426 D. 66 D. 51 P. 189 Heights Seminary, BROOKS, SARAH WARNER, 67 BROOKS, WILLIAM M., of Ala., D. 12 notices of, D. 16 D. 45 D. 37 proclamation of April 18, Doc. his account of an interview with celebrated at Boston, celebrated in Virginia, BURGESS, JOIN I., BURLINGAME, ANSON, at Paris, D. 85 BURNSIDE, A. E.,Colonel, Rhode Isl- BURTON, WM., Gov. of Delaware, D. 46 denies the "arinistice story," D. 52 ment of army officers, response of Gov. Rector to, D. 102 letter to Gen. Butler on "contra- Supreme Court, resigned, Camp Jackson, Mo., taken, D. 54 Canada, spirit of the press of, Quartermaster N. Y. 5th Regiment, D. 67 ing, May 11, P. 40 77 D. 75 CARR, JOSEPH B., Col. 2d Regiment Doc. 269 Doc. 80 anecdote of, P. 56 his African descent, Doc. 123 letter to Gov. Hicks, Doc. 144 BROWN, J. N., ex-U. S. N., BROWN, J. B., D. 60 Md., May 8, Doc. 203 BROWN, JOHN C., Doc. 123 proclamation' at Baltimore, of May 14, speech at Washington, Doc. 243 Doc. 11 Doc. 254 BROWN, NEILL S., D. 7 report of the battle of Great address to Tennessee, D. 30 Bethel, Doc. 355 Brown High School at Newbury- letter to Gov. Andrew, Doc. 257 D. D. port, Mass., ིཆས Ë BROWNE, WM. M., P. 24 BROWNELL, FRANCIS E., D. 79 BROWNELL, KATY, letter to Gen. Scott on 46 D. 105 BUCHANAN, JAMES, President of receives Hayne of S. C., correspondence with Floyd, Doc. 10 Carolina Commissioners, Doc. 11 14, 1860, agitated at the surrender of Fed- ened by a mob, Gen. Wool's letter to, on the ne- speech at Detroit, April 24, Doc. 145 session of by rebels, ship with those of the North, D. 97 Charleston Courier; its opinion of the rebellion, P. 149 Charleston Mercury threatens to D. 39 D. 13 D. 73 D. 37 P. 59 suggests the seizure of forts, D. 10 urges an attack on Fort Sumter, Caddo Rifles, the, D. 44 Gen., threat- D. 26 D. 82 D. 83 request to the captains of Confed- D. 39 D. 8 |