Our Ship moves proudly on, my boys: A Union song

By E.W. Locke. In 7 stanzas. Each verse and its chorus celebrate at least one Civil War military or naval leader. Persons mentioned include: [George B.] McClellan, [Andrew Hull] Foote, [John] Ericsson, "Beaury" [G.T.] Beauregard, "Burnie" [Ambrose E.] Burnside, [Stonewall] Jackson and [James] Shields. At head of text: Air: "A little more cider, too". Below text: Entered according to act of Congress, by E.W. Locke, in the year 1862, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Maine. First line: Cheer up, cheer up, the night is past. First line of 1st and last chorus: McClellan is our man.
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