We use to tease them by singing,

“We will hang Jeff Davis on a sour apple tree,

As we go marching on.”

And—

“We are springing to the call from the east and from the west,

Shouting the battle cry of freedom,

And we’ll hurl the rebel crew from the land we love the best,

Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.”

About that time a guard would call out. “Yo’, Yanks up dah, yo’ stop dat kyind of singing or I’ll shoot.” “Shoot and be dammed.”—

“For we’ll hurl the rebel crew from the land we love the best, &c.” would ring out loud and clear for an answer, and then BANG would go the guard’s gun, answered by a yell of derision from the prison.