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Poem
June 24, 1861
The Shreveport Weekly News
Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
A Southern poem taunting the New York Seventh regiment, boasting that Texas and Caddo Parish fighters will overwhelm and defeat them despite odds, in a Civil War context.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
For the Daily News.
To the New York Seventh.
BY J. C. K.
The New York Seventh, the Northern taw,
Is monstrous drilled and drilling;
But lack the sand, the gritty craw,
And lack the knack of killing
We've got a few of Texas steel,
And with them Parish Caddo
We will meet them on an even field
And thrash them in a tizzy.
Two to one, they may have odds.
And all their drilled and drilling:
By all the fates and hosts of gods,
We will do the most of killing
We would not ask an hour's space.
To run them off creation,
Half that time we'd have a race,
And run them like damnation.
When they fight us, if we haven't sent
Three times their weight in Yankees.
We'll all agree a few to eat,
As Rangers eat Comanches
To the New York Seventh.
BY J. C. K.
The New York Seventh, the Northern taw,
Is monstrous drilled and drilling;
But lack the sand, the gritty craw,
And lack the knack of killing
We've got a few of Texas steel,
And with them Parish Caddo
We will meet them on an even field
And thrash them in a tizzy.
Two to one, they may have odds.
And all their drilled and drilling:
By all the fates and hosts of gods,
We will do the most of killing
We would not ask an hour's space.
To run them off creation,
Half that time we'd have a race,
And run them like damnation.
When they fight us, if we haven't sent
Three times their weight in Yankees.
We'll all agree a few to eat,
As Rangers eat Comanches
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
War Military
Patriotism
What keywords are associated?
New York Seventh
Texas Steel
Parish Caddo
Southern Taunt
Civil War
Military Boast
Yankees
Rangers
What entities or persons were involved?
By J. C. K.
Poem Details
Title
To The New York Seventh.
Author
By J. C. K.
Subject
Taunt To The New York Seventh Regiment
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
The New York Seventh, The Northern Taw,
Is Monstrous Drilled And Drilling;
We've Got A Few Of Texas Steel,
And With Them Parish Caddo
We Will Do The Most Of Killing
As Rangers Eat Comanches