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Poem
September 6, 1863
The Nashville Daily Union
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Satirical Civil War newspaper piece titled 'Halleck Improved,' featuring a garbled poem parodying verses attributed to Confederate General Beauregard criticizing Union General Halleck's forces. Accompanying prose questions the equity of using Greek fire and stink-pots against unwashed Union troops from the North.
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Halleck Improved.
We don't mean General Halleck—he can't be improved—but the poor Halleck:
At quiet Huntsville blacked
A poem we detect in air
When Genl like a giant bent
Shall tremble at his will
Is dreamed through captive
The tray three of a coach fort
In days and his a op of arming he learned
His portal room old lady at
Hard pressed beads his ga c
And his tan ry as bat
O youth brother
An son repasted and Pea n
Hal studied by a sits l no as sho k
Enough the very devil to rake,
We all around be slack ros like
And binged it sith aahd
It cn either latous cot j e at d
With such k Tse pole cat a far around
The a road was li, de me ste a h tek
Into that a stealth Gr ssth O
P'ot os th etarogs Gret or
O d the la gi re id it b ox p te
I tw col ti /aw ho s dy ah g br a ta
In an r de au land, as H ra ce ra ih
L nt dr ra d ty to b a t unk t death!
This is all our industrious reporter could catch of Beauregard's rhapsodies, which have the real Greek fire in them. But we want to ask Mr. B. prosaically, whether Gillmore hain't as good a right to pelt him with Greek fire and stink-pots, as he has to fight Gillmore with a pack of lousy, unwashed butternuts, who stink worse than skunk cabbage, or as-safoetida? Or does he think that loyal people from the land of factories, when coming to a land of tories, lose their ol-factories?
We don't mean General Halleck—he can't be improved—but the poor Halleck:
At quiet Huntsville blacked
A poem we detect in air
When Genl like a giant bent
Shall tremble at his will
Is dreamed through captive
The tray three of a coach fort
In days and his a op of arming he learned
His portal room old lady at
Hard pressed beads his ga c
And his tan ry as bat
O youth brother
An son repasted and Pea n
Hal studied by a sits l no as sho k
Enough the very devil to rake,
We all around be slack ros like
And binged it sith aahd
It cn either latous cot j e at d
With such k Tse pole cat a far around
The a road was li, de me ste a h tek
Into that a stealth Gr ssth O
P'ot os th etarogs Gret or
O d the la gi re id it b ox p te
I tw col ti /aw ho s dy ah g br a ta
In an r de au land, as H ra ce ra ih
L nt dr ra d ty to b a t unk t death!
This is all our industrious reporter could catch of Beauregard's rhapsodies, which have the real Greek fire in them. But we want to ask Mr. B. prosaically, whether Gillmore hain't as good a right to pelt him with Greek fire and stink-pots, as he has to fight Gillmore with a pack of lousy, unwashed butternuts, who stink worse than skunk cabbage, or as-safoetida? Or does he think that loyal people from the land of factories, when coming to a land of tories, lose their ol-factories?
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
War Military
Political
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Halleck Improved
Beauregard Rhapsodies
Greek Fire
Gillmore
Butternuts
Civil War Satire
Confederate Criticism
Poem Details
Title
Halleck Improved.
Subject
Beauregard's Rhapsodies Against Halleck
Key Lines
When Genl Like A Giant Bent
Shall Tremble At His Will
Enough The Very Devil To Rake,