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Aretas Culver

from Treasures in My Chest by Andrew McKnight

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It was quite a five-year odyssey from "meeting" my 3-times great grandfather face to face, to helping dedicate a veteran's headstone befitting a volunteer in Abe Lincoln's army. From Antietam to Andersonville, the story of he and his ill-fated townsmen of Bristol CT will always stay with me. I'd like to think he'd appreciate the heart behind all of it.

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Words and music 2018 ©Catalooch Music, BMI

My name is Aretas Culver, in summer of '62
I traded in my papers, for a uniform in blue
I took Abe Lincoln's bounty, and Union swore to save
what I've seen, since that day, haunts me to my grave

We were farmers, merchants, clockmakers, and I knew all their names
some escaping trouble, still others seeking fame
proud we marched down Main Street, while Bristol rang her bells
none could know our destiny, to glory or to hell

Chorus:
ohh-oh, I can't escape the dreams
ohh-oh, don't you hear their screams
ohh-oh, I will kill no more
ohh-oh, let them fight their civil war

Put on a train to Maryland, with but a single drill
to Antietam's killing fields, upon that cornstalk hill
we faced their fiercest legion, in a withering hail of lead
in terror ran while rebel yells, echoed in our heads

We dug graves for many days, watched by lifeless eyes
then rifles marching at our backs, in hands that fought at our side
Little Mac called it victory, but for failure we were blamed
and if I might survive this war, I vow to clear my name

Four nights surrounded, siege at Plymouth town
til our white rag of surrender, stopped the shells from raining down
to Andersonville through gates of hell, its deadline we had crossed
when they paroled my skin and bones, my soul had long been lost

I am Aretas Culver, my breath is fading fast
tell my wife and children, I loved them to the last
the curse I leave this world with, before the fighting's done
is those that vote to start the wars, be those that face the guns

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from Treasures in My Chest, released February 28, 2020
Rachel Taylor - cello
Jeff Arey - mandolin
Michael Rohrer - bass
Lisa Taylor - drums & harmony vocals
AM - lead & harmony vocals, guitars

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Nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist celebrates rural America, weaves masterfully crafted songs, humorous stories and poetic drama into a musical soundscape sketched with shades of Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, and rustic folk. 5 solo CDs heard on many public & community radio, plus NPR "Art of the Song" & "River City Folk" and XM/Sirius. ... more

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