The "Eyes" Have It.

Why not a Halloween Tree?

 

A Real Horror Story

It was late in 1860 that South Carolina revolted
Took their slaves and from the Union they bolted.
Then Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi
Trouble was on the horizon, it was certainly plain to see.

February of 61 saw the birth of the CSA under Jefferson Davis
In March Pres. Lincoln said from these rebels I will save us.
Pierre Beauregard went to Ft. Sumpter with some cannons
Before you could say “Yeee-haw” the Civil War had begun.

There were unknown places with strange sounding names
Shiloh, Antietam and Fredericksburg all ended up in flames
Even a couple of iron sided ships managed to get in on the act
Caught up in the fray were the Monitor and the Merrimack

In 1863, The “Emancipation Proclamation” freed the slaves
It would take more than that for the South to mend it’s ways.
Two more years of fighting turned the fields and streams red
The last shot was fired and left over 620,000 Americans dead.


History is long on facts and maybe much too quick to blame
There is no doubt too much was lost, and too little was gained
In May of ’65 the Civil War ended, even though hotly debated
The Republic reunited after four years of being understated.


© Timothy D. Culey -2013-