And courage unyielding till then;
No man could have forced us to falter,
But these were more demons than men.
Our ranks had been torn by their bullets,
We filled all the gaps they had made;
But the pall o that terrible silence
The hearts of our boldest dismayed.
“Before us no roaring of cannon,
Rifle-rattle, or musketry peal;
But there on the ocean of battle