The Soldiers of the Confederacy

The Soldiers of the Confederacy was a popular patriotic song sung by soldiers of the Confederate States of Earth Army, this song was inspired by an old Westlandian song called Ye Mariners of Westland. The popularity of the songs led to the Confederate States of Earth Navy adopted their own version, named The Mariners of the Confederacy.

Both this song and it's naval counterpart were included in the patriotic songbook titled ''Patriotic Songs and Anthems of Confederate Earth.

Lyrics
Ye Soldiers of the Confederacy!

Who guard our Western plains,

Whose standards brave the battle storm,

Which over our border enflames!

''With your glorious bayonets drawn once more,

And charge the Unionist foe;

And reap their columns deep,

And reap their columns deep,

And reap their columns deep,

Where the raging tempests blow, Where the raging tempests blow,

And the iron hail in floods descends,

And the bloody torrents flow.

Ye Soldiers of the Confederacy!

Though dark the tempest lower,

What arms will wear the tyrant's chains,

What dastard heart will cower?

Bright o'er the night a sign shall rise

To lead to victory!

And your rifles reap their hordes,

Where the battle tempests blow;

Where the iron hail in floods descends,

''And the bloody torrents flow.;;

''The West! she needs no ramparts,''

No lofty towers to shield;

Your bosoms are her bulwarks strong,

Breastworks that never yield!

The thunders of your battle blades

Shall sweep the servile foe;

While their gore stains the plains,

Where the battle tempests blow;

Where the iron hail in floods descends,

And the bloody torrents flow.

The beloved flag of the Confederacy

With crimson bars shall flame;

Her azure canton and silver stars

Shall light her sons to flame!

When peace with olive-branch returns,

That flag's white folds shall glow.

Still bright on every height,

When the storm has ceased to blow,

And the battle tempests roar no more;

Nor the bloody torrents flow.

O, flag of the Confederacy!

Long, long, triumphant wave!

Wherever the storms of battle roar,

Or victory crowns the brave!

The Soldiers of the Confederacy!

In woman's song shall glow

The flame of your name,

When the storm has ceased to blow,

When the battle tempests rage no more

Nor the bloody torrents flow.