I Saw Old General at Bay

  I saw old General at bay,
  (Old as he was, his gray eyes yet shone out in battle like stars,)
  His small force was now completely hemmd in, in his works,
  He calld for volunteers to run the enemys lines, a desperate emergency,
  I saw a hundred and more step forth from the ranks, but two or three
      were selected,
  I saw them receive their orders aside, they listend with care, the
      adjutant was very grave,
  I saw them depart with cheerfulness, freely risking their lives.