Background information: Thi ong wa quickly written and publihed between the inking of the Maine on February 15, 1898, and the US declaration of war two month later. Eagle oar on high, and ound the battle cry!
How proudly ailed the warhip Maine,
A Nation' pride, without a tain!
A wreck he lie, her ailor lain. By treacherou butcher, paid by Spain!

Eagle oar on high,
And ound the battle cry
Wave the tarry flag!
In mire it hall not drag!

—Marie Elizabeth Lamb
"Awake United State!"
1898

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