 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 882 pages
...ig< tie. All ^uift along the Potomac to-night, Wli«« the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming-, Thdr tents, In the rays of the clear autumn moon Or the light of the watch-fires, are gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle nightwind Through the foreatrleaves softly... | |
 | Sir William Howard Russell - History - 1861 - 12 pages
...Moaning out, ail alone, the death, rattle." All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers He peacefully dreaming ; Their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon, Or the light of the watch-lire are gleaming. A tremulous sigh, ns the gentle night-wind Through the forest leaves softly... | |
 | J HENRY HAYWARD. - 1863
...of the battle; "Not an officer lost—only one of the men Moaning out, all alone, the death-rattle." All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers...rays of the clear autumn moon Or the light of the watch-fire, gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night-wind Through the forest-leaves softly is... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Generals - 1863 - 305 pages
...Stonewall regiment in a neighboring grove, till they, too, fade away into the stilly night, and soon — ' The soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, Their tents...rays of the clear autumn moon, Or the' light of the watch-fires are gleaming, A tremulous sigh as the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves slowly... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Generals - 1863 - 305 pages
...regiment in a neighboring grove, till they, too, fade away into the stilly night, and soon — • ' The soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, Their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moou, Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming, A tremulous sigh as the gentle night wind Through... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864
...the battle ; Not an officer lost — only one of the men, Moaning out, all alone, the death-rattle." All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers...rays of the clear autumn moon, Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night-wind Through the forest leaves softly... | |
 | United States - 1864 - 344 pages
...the battle j Not an officer lost — only one of the men, Moaning out, all alone, the death-rattle." All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers...rays of the clear autumn moon. Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night- wind Through the forest leaves softly... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1864 - 408 pages
...of the battle; Not an officer lost^only one of the men Moaning out, all alone, the death-rattle. " All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers...rays of the clear autumn moon Or the light of the watch-fire, gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night-wind Through the forest-leaves softly is... | |
 | ALLEN A. GRIFFITH - 1865
...now and then Will not count in the news of the battle, Not an officer lost — only one of the men, & Moaning out, all alone, the death rattle." All quiet...the rays of the clear Autumn moon, Or the light of clear camp-fires gleaming, A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves softly... | |
 | United States - 1865 - 116 pages
...death rattle. All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, As their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon, Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming. A tremulous sigh of the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves slowly... | |
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