it was the bloodiest of them all

[emberflight]

it was the bloodiest of them all

by dino bones

this is a poem i wrote for english about the battle of gettysburg. i hope you like it. i did work pretty hard on it.

“four score and seven years ago”
the great man lincoln declared
on that devastating day of sorrow
it lifted up the spirits of the depressed

each soldier cast his gaze upon the field
mentally mourning the ones who died
the tears that they have to yield
for fear of looking weak to the enemy

all the american blood that was shed
7863 killed in the 3 day onslaught
no one will ever forget the lost and dead
for years we will mourn and grieve

when robert e. lee’s army marched north
they intended to show the union their power
and so the union army came forth
they came to bring the battle to the u.s.a

the first day started on the first of july
where men on both sides fought for their lives
they struggled and toiled underneath a blue sky
the confederates chased the union into the city

the next on july second eighteen sixty three
most of the day the armies prepared ditches and such
four o’ clock, the armies clashed for slaves to be free
the union managed to gain the win this time

picket’s charge to took place the next day
the rebels advanced upon the northerners position
the north took revenge and made them wear away
the southerners fell and the battle was won

the turning point of the war
of which the north began to win
as they never ever had before
but it came at a price

“four score and seven years ago”
the great man lincoln declared
on that devastating day of sorrow
it lifted up the spirits of the depressed