[328] will set, but not before it has burned an indelible record upon the young hearts of thousands to whom, ere long, we must trust this precious spot.
Of the remnant of the once magnificent Army of Tennessee gathered here it will soon be said,—
On Fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread.
But the figure of their chieftain will be left to tell the story of a patriotic purpose long cherished in faithful hearts, at last accomplished by patient hands.
Nor wreck, nor change, nor winter's blight,
Nor Time's remorseless doom,
Can dim our ray of holy light
That gilds this glorious tomb.
