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[Read at Reunion of the G. A. T., Madison, Wis., July 4, 1872.]
After the battles are over, / And the war drums cease to beat, / And no more is heard on the hillside / The sound of hurrying feet, / Full many a noble action, / That was done in the days of strife / By the soldier is half forgotten, / In the peaceful walks of life.