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IN WAR TIME When children's children throng the board in the old homestead spread,

And the bent soldier of these wars is seated at the head,

Long, long the lads shall listen to hear the gray-beard tell

Of those who fought at Gettysburg and stood their ground so well:

"'Twas for the Union and the Flag," the veteran shall say,

"Our grand old Army held the ridge, and won that glorious day!"