Confederate Song Lyric sent to Rockport, Missouri, c. 1861
Entry/Object ID
1963.7.18
Scope and Content
Confederate Song Lyric sent to Rockport, Missouri, c. 1861. undated. Sent to John (?) Farmer, Rockport, Missouri by Capt. (?) L.S. (illegible). No. 118 Main St., St. Louis. Song title: Southern Brass. Photocopy pasted on cardboard.
"General Rice is a soldier noble, brave and true.
He sends the Yankees back, let him come with men so (illegible)
He frightens all the Federals till they tremble through and through.
He conquers where he goes.
Chorus--Hurrah, hurrah for the young confederacy
Hurrah, hurrah for the young confederacy
Three cheers, three cheers for the young confederacy
Hurrah, hurrah for the young confederacy
When such men fight for her.
Signed (illegible) Davis