![]() ![]() Interesting for both children and adults, this book does much to evoke the strong-minded, highly-principled person who inspired so many othersĮyewitness Civil War includes everything from the issues that divided the country, to the battles that shaped the conflict, to the birth of the reunited states. The evolution of black society from the first arrivals in the early seventeenth century through the Revolution ![]() Kindle Available Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America Fisher's Hornpipe/Leather Britches/Bill Cheathamįolk Songs of the Civil War 1. Hit's of the 60's (Kingdom Coming/Battle Cry of Freedom/Dixie/Battle Hymn of the Republic)ġ2. The Girl I Left Behind Me/Waiting for the Federalsĩ. Marching Song (Of The First Arkansas Negro Regiment)Ĭivil War Classics 1. The sheet music is published just as it was originally and it contains some of the best known classic songs.Ĭivil War Song Lyrics Civil War Music American Civil War Exhibits Women in the Civil War Ships and Naval Battles Civil War Picture Album Recipes of the Civil War Songs of the Civil War This collection of "War Between the States" music has been the standard one in the re-enacting circuit for many years now. MP3 Format Civil War Music CDs Civil War MP3 The Civil War Songbook So we're springing to the call from the East and from the West,Īnd we'll hurl the rebel crew from the land we love best, We will welcome to our numbers the loyal, true and brave,Īnd although they may be poor, not a man shall be a slave, We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before,Īnd we'll fill our vacant ranks with a million free men more, While we rally round the flag, boys, rally once again, We will rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain,ĭown with the traitors, up with the stars In 1859, he began work at Root & Cady, his brother’s publishing company in Chicago.Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again, “The Battle-Cry of Freedom” is probably his most famous piece. As a young adult, he played organ in church and taught music at an institute for young ladies. By the time he was 13, he boasted that he could play as many instruments as his age. George Frederick Root (1820-1895) was born in Massachusetts and died in Maine. Since Laura Ingalls Wilder only quotes the chorus, it’s impossible to know which version Pa sang. Root himself wrote two sets of verses for his tune: one for use as a civilian rallying song and another as a battle song. “The Battle-Cry of Freedom” spread to both Union and Confederate troops, the Southern men needing to change only a few words to suit their cause. Root realized that there was need of a song that soldiers could “carry with them” into battle, and no sooner had he finished the song than he was asked to compose a song to sing at a war meeting in Chicago. What Pa calls “We’ll Rally Round the Flag, Boys!” was what Union troops knew as “The Battle-Cry of Freedom,” written by George Frederick Root in 1862. ![]() He played “Dixie Land,” and “We’ll Rally Round the Flag, Boys!” - On the Banks of Plum Creek, Chapter 26, “Grasshopper Eggs” He played for a long time in the twilight, while Laura and Mary sat close to him and Ma rocked Carrie near by. Little House on the Prairie, Chapter 26, “Going Out” The fiddle began to play a marching tune, and Pa’s clear voice was singing like a deep-toned bell…. ![]()
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