Song Description

A historical account of the Battle of Gettysburg. From Culps Hill to the Devils Den the Roundtops were all ablaze - Hand to hand, man to man, the deadly battle raged - General Meade and General Lee had fire in their eyes - Neither would retreat this

Lyrics

Long ago about a hundred years or so two great armies were set

Just by chance in a sleepy little town Gettysburg is where they met

Little was known about the Southern boy?s intent on their mind

But General Lee said we?ll stay here, at Gettysburg he drew the line

Gettysburg, Gettysburg, a town where Stars and Bars marched through
Gettysburg, Gettysburg, the Stars and Stripes were there too

From Culps Hill to the Devils Den the Roundtops were all ablaze

Hand to hand, man to man, the deadly battle raged

General Meade and General Lee had fire in their eyes

Neither would retreat this day, so this little town dies

Gettysburg, Gettysburg, a town where Stars and Bars marched through
Gettysburg, Gettysburg, the Stars and Stripes were there too

After two days of stalemate, General Lee said this is the time

I?m sending George Pickett and fifteen thousand straight down the Union line

Every eye can see his legions, an overwhelming tide

Red flags wave, regiment by brigade, bayonets and steel by their side

Gettysburg, Gettysburg, a town where Stars and Bars marched through
Gettysburg, Gettysburg, the Stars and Stripes were there too

The fifteen thousand advanced, one by one they were overcome

Three days of bitter fighting, and General Lee was on the run

And on that night it rained it poured, blood mingling with the mud

The silent testimony of it all is for history to judge

Gettysburg, Gettysburg, a town where Stars and Bars marched through
Gettysburg, Gettysburg, the Stars and Stripes were there too

Gettysburg, Gettysburg, a town where Stars and Bars marched through
Gettysburg, Gettysburg, the Stars and Stripes were there too

And they met at Gettysburg