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Regiment: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Army in Virginia-McDowell’s Corps Division
Hero’s Memento
My dear, dear friend, here is to you- That has gained Great Nation’s applause:
Remember one to COUNTRY true: Your banner pure of stripes and stars,
Who’s now defending FREEDOM’S cause- Shall wave o’er us in peace, or wars:
Who’ll fight or die for freeman’s laws; Calmly! Hero fathers rest,
And as rebels, this war begun, We tyranny will have suppress’d
We’ll not cease till submission’s won, And the legal Magistrates
And bonds securing contentment Shall rule these United States
With our UNITED GOVERNMENT
our UNION’S made our Nation great, God of battles! Thee we trust;
IT will subdue each Rebel State. Lead us with our army just!
Firmly bound now we will be And make us strong! for freeman’s laws,
In battling for our LIBERTY- To fight in need, for freedom’s cause!-
Which cost our FATHER’S PRECIOUS BLOOD Is not the cause of freedom THINE?
And TREASURE-to us made good. Were not our bonds with foes covine?
God of all Nations purge our land,
We’ll never see usurpers rule! Of all sins thy blessings wilth stand!
We cannot see slaveholders cru’l; That hereafter our homes may be,
Breaking our CONSTITUTION’S bars- Peaceful abodes, and praise to thee.
Striking down, honor’d STRIPES and STARS: Heavenly father with us stand
No! by the ruling ‘POWERS THAT BE,” Vanquishing treason and is band;
This Glorious land shall be free: Unite our whole cause to thee!
From traitors and their treason bold- And perpetual Liberty.
From serviles by tyrants controlled-
and from fanatic’s opposition, Now, dear …………. …………. to you I send
To Major Administration. This token of my love–my friend!-
Firm resolved now we will be, And it may be the last to you.
Defending our Liberty; Now this month of May (….) sixty-two,
We in Union brothers stand, At Virginian, a volunteer,
Battling for our Laws and Land. I’m defending our union dear,
And with the thought of friends like you
Dear Fathers, Oh! Ye Noble-Dead We’ll meet the foe, the foe pursue-
Fathers, it Shall ne’er be said, In battle die–die if needs be
That your own sons-loyal and true, That you and country may be free.
can see dishonor done to you- United to the UNION be.
Your blood and dust shall sacred be, UNION and GOD OF LIBERTY,
In this good land of liberty, As true Americans adore:
With Constitution just and laws- Is wished by your friend in War.
Camp……………………………….Co……………………………Regiment…..
by James P. Herron Patent applied for. Copyright secured in 1862.
Emory Hospital
Washington DC
Sept 25th /62
Dear Sister
It has been some
time since I heard from you
+ I suppose it is the same there
I have written several times since
the Capt received your note but
have received no answer- I am
very anxious to hear from home
I have been here about three weeks
but I am now able to join my
regt- our regt suffered a great
deal in the battles in maryland
our captain was killed and the most
of the regt unwounded we could mus-
ter only sixty men after the fight
of Wednesday
it is reported that we are to be
withdrawn from the field to
recruit, if so I shall try to get
a furlough to go home (but
it is only a rumor)
write as soon as possible
I will write again
as soon as I get to the regt
address as usual (to the regt)
G.W.F.
PS. I was sick, not wounded
