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First Line: Over this hearth - my father's seat
Last Line: Long rest! With belt, and bayonet, and canteen.
Subject(s): American Civil War; Consolation; U.s. - History; Veterans


Over this hearth -- my father's seat --
Repose, to patriot-memory dear,
Thou tried companion, whom at last I greet
By steepy banks of Hudson here.
How oft I told thee of this scene --
The Highlands blue -- the river's narrowing sheen.
Little at Gettysburg we thought
To find such haven; but God kept it green.
Long rest! with belt, and bayonet, and canteen.





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