“God is the weak man’s arm,
We cannot feel despair;”—
The Fall of Sumter, April, 1861: By A. L. D. of Raleigh, N. C. (E. V. M.)
“’Twas in the early morning, all Charleston lay asleep,
While yet the purple darkness was resting on the deep.”—
Farewell: By F. B., Clinton, June 3, 1863. (W. F.)
“Farewell! Stern duty calls me fast
’Gainst the foe,”—
Farewell, Forever, the Star Spangled Banner: By Mrs. E. D. Hundley, May 14, 1862. (C. S. B.)
“Let tyrants and slaves submissively tremble,