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Subject: BULL RUN, BATTLES OF
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First Line: "oh, northern men - true hearts and bold"
Last Line: "unflinching to the conflict press, / and, fearless, trust our cause to god!"
Subject(s): "american Civil War;bull Run, Battles Of;troy;u.s. - History;" "manassas, Batlle Of;


A BATTLE BALLAD TO GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON, by FRANCIS ORRERY TICKNOR    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A summer sunday morning
Last Line: The life-blood of the brave.
Subject(s): American Civil War; Bull Run, Battles Of; Johnston, Joseph E. (1807-1891); United States - History; Manassas, Batlle Of


FORTITUDE OF THE NORTH UNDER THE DISASTER OF 2ND MANASSAS, by HERMAN MELVILLE    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: No shame they take for dark defeat
Last Line: When the livid antarctic storm-clouds glow.
Subject(s): American Civil War; Bull Run, Battles Of; U.s. - History; Manassas, Batlle Of


HOW MCCLELLAN TOOK MANASSAS, by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: Heard ye how the bold mcclellan
Last Line: Tell on shaft and storied brasses / how he took the famed man assas
Subject(s): "american Civil War;bull Run, Battles Of;mcclellan, George Brinton (1826-1885);u.s. - History;" "manassas, Batlle Of;


MANASSAS [JULY 21, 1861], by CATHERINE ANNE WARFIELD    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: They have met at last - as storm-clouds
Last Line: At manassas.
Alternate Author Name(s): Warfield, Catherine M.
Subject(s): American Civil War; Bull Run, Battles Of; Holidays; Memorial Day; United States - History; Manassas, Batlle Of; Declaration Day


ON TO RICHMOND, by JOHN REUBEN THOMPSON    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Major general scott / an order had got
Last Line: Was that pleasant excursion to richmond.
Alternate Author Name(s): Thompson, John Randolph
Subject(s): American Civil War; Bull Run, Battles Of; Confederate States Of America; U.s. - History; Manassas, Batlle Of; Confederacy


OUR LEFT', by FRANCIS ORRERY TICKNOR    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: From dawn to dark they stood
Last Line: "your all upon ""our left."
Subject(s): American Civil War; Bull Run, Battles Of; United States - History; Manassas, Batlle Of


THE MARCH INTO VIRGINIA, by HERMAN MELVILLE    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Did all the lets and bars appear
Last Line: Thy after shock, manassas, share.
Subject(s): American Civil War; Bull Run, Battles Of; United States - History; Manassas, Batlle Of


THE RUN FROM MANASSAS JUNCTION, by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: Yankee doodle went to war
Last Line: "moreover, when you've turned your tail / won't hesitate to follow"
Subject(s): "american Civil War;bull Run, Battles Of;u.s. - History;" "manassas, Batlle Of;


UPON THE HILL BEFORE CENTREVILLE, by GEORGE HENRY BOKER    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I'll tell you what I heard that day
Last Line: Strike for the crown of victory!
Subject(s): American Civil War; Bull Run, Battles Of; United States - History; Manassas, Batlle Of