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POETIC HISTORY OF THE 7TH IOWA REGIMENT: MARCH TO CAMP MONTGOMERY, by                    
First Line: Again we have orders, from high sources to march
Last Line: We completed this journey of four or five miles.
Subject(s): American Civil War; Camping; U.s. - History; Walking; Camps; Summer Camps


Again we have orders, from high sources, to march,
Which we heed as before and pack up to start,
With our faces turned backward as if in retreat,
Our Division moves on through the terrible heat.

Oppressed by the heat and all covered with dust,
Through this smiting heat was our Regiment thrust
Toward our destination, from morning till eve,
Leaving some by the roadside you'd better believe.

The hour arrived when the sun ceased to burn,
When those by the wayside could safely return
To their places in camp, if they had survived
This terrible march, where some lost their lives.

We halted, at length, in a fire-scorched field,
Where poor tired Nature her sceptre did wield,
For all were soon wrapped in slumbers profound,
Rolled up in our blankets on the dew covered ground.

Refreshed we awaked at the close of the night,
Rejoiced in beholding sweet Heaven's pure light;
And as the bright sun-light peeped over the hills,
We completed this journey of four or five miles.





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