“ The range you love so well?
No! we’ll draw you toe to heel,
Our blades are crimson gilt;
One grip of true Southern steel—
Distance—from point to hilt!
Thou vile Northern chiffonier—
Home calv’d or flung from sea;
Oh, shame, that our cavalier
Must sully his sword with thee!
Savannah, Ga., 1863.
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