Calmly the noble river waved along,”—
Battle Call, Nec temere, nec timide: Dedicated to her countrymen, the Cavaliers of the South, by Annie Chambers Ketchum. Dunrobin Cottage, May, 1861. (R. R.)
“Gentlemen of the South!
Gird on your flashing swords!”—
The Battle Call: By Mrs. E. V. McCord Vernon, Richmond, Va., Feb. 20, 1862. (C. C.)
“Rise Southerner! the day of your glory,
The hour of your destiny’s near”—
Battle Call to Kentucky, 1862: By Walker Meriweather Bell. (Amaranth.)
“Arouse thee, Kentucky! the graves of thy sires
Are pressed by the foot of the foe.”—