A TRIBUTE TO
CAPT. GEORGE W. HESS.
BY G. W. VAN WEIGHS.
Almost a decade thou hast battled with a patriot's band,
Whose first duty is devotion to their native land;
And no comrade but is willing, with a ready mind,
To declare thee brave and loyal to all mankind.
In thy country's hour of peril, on the battle field,
Thou wert ever more than willing all her rights to shield,