In troubles who wish to be gay,”—
The Drummer Boy: By James R. Brewer. Annapolis, July 28, 1862. (E. V. M.)
“All pallid upon his couch he lay,
As death fast dimmed his eye,”—
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh: (Alsb.)
“On Shiloh’s dark and bloody ground the dead and wounded lay,
Amongst them was a drummer boy that beat the drum that day,”—
During a Snow Storm: By Kentucky. (S. O. S.)
“Mists of beauty fill the air,
With splendor rare:”—