Two entirely different poems. Warren's article quotes the O'Reilly poem indicated above by Jim Dixon and says nothing about the other "At Fredericksburg." Warren writes that O'Reilly's poem is known to have existed "as least as early as October 1875," which suggests that it was most likely written - or at least put into final form - long after the war.

"The Last Fierce Charge," as we should call the song for convenience, appears to be little known outside the world of traditional song.

Except for its lack of the initials "L.C.M.," the text in the Pittsfield Sun is word-for-word identical with that in Harper's Weekly.