How. Lee. Was. Whipped

       			       At. Getteysburg           [crossed out word]	
						               high
     are. While Everything is Lovely and the goos hangs
in June. 63 I suppose you all know.
Gen. Lee had a plan into Washington to go.
							      try
Year Lincons men are going home and then spy Boys wer
While Everything is Lovely and the good hangs high.
he sturts the raid with Stuart to lead the rebel van
for forage it was getting low poor rations had his men.
But our union Boys had seen the game and heres the reason why.
theyd watched these rebel tactics While the good hung high.

They. Stuart Whipped with heavy loss. his [illegible]  U.S. so Brave.
and back to old virginia his command Now fled to save.
and as they did not get the Goos, you ask the reason Why,
They don't like the yankee cooking and the goos was up too high

But lee he was Not Satisfied to let this goos alone
he says my Boys will fix them yet to pensylvania com
across potomac [illegible] advance. let us these yankees show
and in spite of Hockers army. into Washington we will go

Brave Genl Mead then took command of the brave union sons.
and soon they found his veteran Boys ware serving yankee guns
at Gettysburg they routed them. Lee says to richmond go.
Weve missed the road to Washington for they've hung our goos too high

Jeff davis now was getting scared and sent for lee to come
As richmond was in danger instead of Washington.
But meade he followed up so close and made the rebels fly.
they left ten [crossed out word] thousand prisoners while the goos hung high
a
Now davis light your pipe with this our yankee Boys h[crossed out letter]ve won.
[crossed out word] lee hasent got to harrisburg nor into Washington.
Now grant has taken vicksburg you never need to try
you cannot whip the yankee boys while the goos hangs [illegible]
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			How are you Jeff Davis does your		  437
		           Goos hang high. If it is high the
       yankee Boys can fetch it down for you

When this [illegible] was in [illegible] praying.
that we meat again.
	
Every thing is lovely and the goos hangs high
it hangh so high that old lee cant reach
the goos. he may get the gander But the goos he
Never can [crossed out word] reach she hangs to high

   Remember me when this you see
   Remember one that thinks off the

     No more Write Soon. Give me
    all the News
   This from your Brother
			David R. Frego
To Miss. Lavina E. Frego. North Frying
   Barry Co. Michigan
			Direct To D. R. Frego
			Camp. Stonman
			
			Dismouted Camp.
			Washington DC
			6th Mich Cava