“Did he come in the pride of manhood,
Flushed with a soldier’s fame?”—
Soldier’s Song of Pass Cavallo: By Col. C. G. Forshey, C. S. Eng. Fort Esperanza, Pass Cavallo. March, 1862. (Alsb.)
“Down the Matagorda Bay, flow the waters smooth and shallow,
Gaining fleetness on the way, hurrying down to Pass Cavallo;”—
Soldier’s Suit of Gray: By Carrie Belle Sinclair. (Alsb.)
“I’ve seen some handsome uniforms deck’d off with buttons bright,
And some that are so very gay they almost blind the sight;”—
The Soldier’s Sweet Home: Air, “Home, Sweet Home.” By Mrs. Mary L. Wilson, San Antonio. (Alsb.)
“The soldier who o’er the lone prairie doth roam,