Im reading a book and i need a poem to relate to the scene.?

Question

Im reading the book, In My Fathers House, and we had to pick a scene in the book and write a summary on it. After we did that we were ti choose a song/poem that related to what was going on in the scene. If you guys have read the book...i chose the scene where Ms.Button,Oscie,and Will McLean all go to the dentist where and altercation arises when (yankee) Ms.Button speaks to a southern gentlemen. The man knows she isnt suppose to be there and they all go after her when they leave the dentist. If you have any poems/songs in mine please post the name and author! THANKS for you guys help!

sorry i forgot the author...

In My Fathers House
By: Ann Rinaldi

Answer 1

"The Battle of Manassas Plain"
by Miss Ella J. Willett of Savannah, Ga., 1861

We waited long and anxiously in sullen, stern repose,
Listening for the summons to meet our deadly foes;
Although we were not many we were men not one of whom
But was ready when his country called to meet the soldier’s doom.
Thinking of the coming contest our hearts beat with delight.
We seized our arms - were ready to march towards the fight.

Our messenger told us, when he came at setting of the sun,
That our foes were led by Scott, and were more than three to one;
But we knew our Southern army would conquer or ‘twould fall
Upon the soil where, years before, our fathers risked their all.
So with willing hearts and ready hands we started on our way,
To reach the longed for battle-field we marched night and day.

We met the foe at daybreak on the twenty-first of July,
With strengthened hearts and hands we came to "conquer or to die!"
There came a pause - we raised our eyes and prayerful hearts to Heaven,
And prayed in silence that our sins might now be all forgiven;
For well we knew that many a heart which now knew naught of pain,
Would sleep, ere night, in its last rest upon Manassas Plain.

Just then our noble general on his favorite horse
Rode steadily and slowly like a father thro’ his force;
And as our ranks "presented arms", a murmur swiftly ran,
"God bless our noble Beauregard!" was heard from man to man.
He smiled - but his eyes filled with tears of grief and pain,
As he looked upon our soldiers struggling on Manassas Plain.

We waited in a thicket when on our left arose
The role of heavy musketry from our advancing foes;
Our hearts were filled with fire as warmer grew the fray
Which we knew would prove our courage on that eventful day;
On they came - a perfect shower of shell and leaden rain
Fell on our left, and thinned o’er ranks upon Manassas Plain.

Beauregard, pointing to a battery, said, "That must be taken;"
Our Bartow said, "It shall be done!" - our faith remained unshaken.
We struggled and we took it - but oh! amid the strife
Our brave and loved commander yielded up his precious life.
Our "Oglethorpes" were scattered - only sixteen now remain
Untouched of that brave, youthful band, upon Manassas Plain.

Answer 2

When I am gone You wake up at dawn Remember my name And all the things we liked Were the same You cried a waterfall You spoke a speech infront of all At my funereal No one was humoral And you'll remember Me.