At the time of the rebellion <br />Between the north and south, <br />Many a noble volunteer <br />Kent county did send out. <br />Among them was Chyler Davis, <br />He hailed from Oakfield town, <br />He enlisted in the service, <br />His native land to shield. <br />This brave and noble volunteer, <br />He left his home and friends, <br />For he dearly loved his country, <br />He went from Michigan. <br />Not thinking when he went down south, <br />The Federal ranks to fill, <br />That he would lay in prisons, <br />Belle Isle to Andersonville. <br /> <br />In prison cells lamenting, <br />For seventeen months he lay, <br />Thinking of the dear ones <br />At home so far away. <br />He lay in prison suffering, <br />No friend to hear him moan, <br />A living, walking skeleton, <br />He was when he came home. <br /> <br />He was discharged in Kansas, <br />The place called Fort Leavenworth, <br />And he did return to Oakfield, <br />The place he first went forth. <br />How joyful were his parents <br />When they saw their then lost one; <br />The God of heaven was merciful <br />To let return their son.<br /><br />Julia A Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-brave-volunteer/
