Tonight while looking for information on Confederate General Humphrey Marshall I stumbled across an old series of books called _The Rebellion Record_. One of the sections of one of the books contains poetry from the time. This is one of pieces originally published in the Louisville Journal on June 21, 1862.
Also, if anyone is interested, you can find this volume of the The Rebellion Record here.
WAR SONG
Dedicated to the Kentucky State Guard
Cheer, boys, cheer, we’ll march away to battle;
Cheer, boys, cheer, for our sweethearts and our wives;
Cheer, boys, cheer, we’ll nobly do our duty,
And give to Kentucky our hearts, our arms, our lives.
Bring forth the flag Kentucky’s noble standard;
Wave it on high till the winds shake each fold;
Proudly it floats, nobly waving in the vanguard -
Then cheer, boys, cheer, with a lusty, long, bold shout.
Cheer boys cheer &c
But though we march with heads all lowly bending,
Let us implore a blessing from on high,
Our cause is just, the right from wrong defending;
And the God of Battles will listen to our cry.
Cheer boys cheer &c
Though to our homes we never may return-
Ne’er press again our loved ones in our arms,
O’er our lone graves their faithful hearts will mourn;
Then cheer up, boys, cheer, such death hath no alarms.
Cheer boys cheer &c
Louisville Journal June 21
