Identifier	mdbv113
Title	Dedicated to the Baltimore Light Artillery, CSA
Transcript	DEDICATED TO THE Baltimore Light Artillery, CSA By Captain Alexander. 1. The Maryland Boys are coming, Dost hear their stirring drum? Our homes are now before us, Dear mother, we will come. Chorus - March away! March away ! The Old Line's bugle yet is sounding, March away! march away! Our hearts with hopes abounding. 2. Old North Point's brilliant story, Still cheers us every man; Our banner led to glory, Waves proudly in the van. Chorus - March away! march away! &c. 3. At Guilford and Long Island, The Old Line stood the shock; Our fathers struck for freedom, And stood firmly as a rock. Chorus - March away! march away! &c. 4. Our mothers, sweethearts, sisters, The fond but absent wife; All look to us for succor, Then strike while there is life. CHORUS - March away! march away! &c. 5. Let our motto be "dear mother" They can kill, but nothing more; Our name will live in story, Then strike for Baltimore! Chorus - March away! march away! &c .
Publisher (Original)	Unknown
Subject	Broadsides Confederate States of America Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 War poetry, American
Description	Document containing the broadside entitled "Dedicated to the Baltimore Light Artillery, CSA." There appears to be a playful irony in the dedication of this piece: Captain Alexander, the supposed author of the piece, was the man ordered by President Lincoln to organize the Baltimore Battery of the Light Artillery for the Union, and yet the piece is dedicated to the troops of the Confederate States of America and exhorts Confederate Marylanders to do battle with the Union oppressors. The verses in this piece tie the past exploits of Maryland men both in the Revolutionary War (where because of their courage in battles such Guilford and Long Island they earned the state the nickname "Old Line State") and in the War of 1812 (where because of their delaying action at the Battle of North Point the British were defeated and failed to take Baltimore) to their present need to throw the Union oppressors out of Baltimore and take back their city. Below the dedication is a drawing of the back of the seal of Maryland, although there is an eagle above the shield, not the helmet of a knight as on the back of the official state seal. The title, the drawing, and all of the verses are displayed within a double-lined border. Above the border to the right, stamped in maroon ink, are the words "Enoch Pratt Free Library" and, below them, "MARYLAND DEPT."
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1861
Date Digital	2004-01-22
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 20 x 13 cm.
Source	Maryland Department, Broadside Verses
Relation	Is Part Of the Maryland Department Broadside Verses Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1861-1870
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