From The Regimental Flag: Song

part of a series from the regimental newspaper of the 2nd Delaware Infantry

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From The Regimental Flag (Vol. 3), January 30, 1862, pg. 2
Song.

Dedicated to the Second Delaware Volunteers,
by Sergeant Geo. W. Hass

The Delaware boys ave atook their stand,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

For God and for their native land,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

They are the men who will not lag,
In fighting for their country’s flag,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

In peace they are their country’s pride,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

In war they are their country’s pride,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

They seek the spot where Ellsworth died,
And plant that banner our nation’s pride!
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

In Accomac we sought their fire,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

We did advance, they did retire,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

With coward hearts they slunk away,
With Yankee boys they’re afraid to play,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

We hail from Philadelphia fair,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

To join the Second Delaware,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

And Captain Heishly you may see,
Has the command of Company G,
            Huzza, Huzza, Huzza, Huzza, Huzza!

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Notes:

“Ellsworth” is a reference to Union martyr Col. Elmer Ellsworth. Read about “the spot where Ellsworth died” here.