The Oath for Liberty: By W. G. Simms. (S. L. M., February and March, ’62.)

“Only one oath may the freeman take,

To sacrifice all for freedom’s sake”—

The Obsequies of Stuart: By John R. Thompson. (S. S.)

“We could not pause, while yet the noontide air,

Shook with the cannonade’s incessant pealing,”—

Ode to a Body Louse: By F. B. In the field near Marietta, Georgia, June 15, 1864. (W. F.)

“Let others sing of strife and war’s alarms

And waste their breath;”—

The Officer’s Funeral: (J. M. S.)