Grierson’s Raid
Mount to horse—mount to horse;
Forward, Battalion!
Gallop the gallant force;
Down with Rebellion!
Over hill, creek and plain
Clatter the fearless—
Dash away—splash away—
Led by the Peerless.
Carbines crack—foemen fly
Hither and thither;
Under the death-fire
They falter and wither.
Burn the bridge—tear the track—
Down with Rebellion!
Cut the wires—cut the wires!
Forward, Battalion!
Day and night—night and day,
Gallop the fearless—
Swimming the rivers’ floods—
Led by the Peerless;
Depots and powder-trains
Blazing and thundering
Masters and dusky slaves
Gazing and wondering.
Eight hundred miles they ride—
Dauntless Battalion—
Down through the Southern Land
Mad with Rebellion.
Into our lines they dash—
Brave Cavaliers—
Greeting our flag with
A thunder of cheers.