Being fascinated with the American Civil War, I have just finished reading a book on Gen'l Sherman's sacking of Atlanta, Georgia and the subsequent march across the state to the coastal city of Savannah. A trail of utter destruction. Last year I wrote
20th Maine, a tale of their stand on the Union left flank at Gettysburg that saved the Federal position. This year it's The Army of Tennessee and their march across Georgia. Still a work in progress for sure with a refrain/chorus (?) yet to be tackled......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvYtTuUYDTYBITTER TEARS The Bucster, August 2017
That house near the corner……no one’s been there for years
……they all left for the border……with broken hearts and bitter tears
The railway station behind us……they burned it down in ‘63
……it’s still there and reminds us……of Sherman’s march to the sea
No quarter for the rebels…….
I’ll make Georgia howl!……we heard he was the devil…… or some relation anyhow
With the fall of Atlanta…….they came on like a storm
……and all the way to Savannah…..the heart of Dixie was torn
Thirty thousand turned to Macon……Augusta threatened to the east
……all was broken, burned or taken……the land devoured as a feast
They could hear the Yanks a’comin’……they could see the smokey skies
……all the women and their youngin’s…..some defiant, some just cried
Through the forests, cross the rivers……unrelenting as a flood
……like the unrepentant sinner…..rebellion’s price is paid in blood
Three hundred miles the army plundered……Savannah fell without a fight
……the heart of Georgia torn asunder…..and Carolina in their sights
