Gettysburg

Heroic army
Tattered remnant pushes north
Forlorn hope once proud

Chance of forcing Fed’ral hand
Taking leave of blood-soaked land.

Enemies converge
Blindly reconnoitering
Missing cavalry

Tentative battles ensue
Time slows to sanguine climax.

Artillery fire
Uphill charge inexorable

Ball, grape, cannister
Face to face with bayonet
More than heroic this death.