Anonymous, Camp Song of the Maryland Line (186–)
“ We’ve left our homes and those we cherish, In our good old Maryland; Rather than wear chains we’ll perish, Side by side and hand in hand. So let the war guns, &c. Old Virginia needs assistance, Northern hosts invade her soil; We’ll present a firm resistance, Courting danger, fire and toil. So let the war guns, &c. Then let drums and muskets rattle, Fearless as our sires of yore, We’ll not leave the field of battle Till we’ve ransomed Baltimore. So let the war guns, &c. This work was published before January 1, 1929 and is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. ”
