Many songs were written about the soldiers leaving home for army life. "Kingdom Coming" was the first song in the music business to sell one million copies of sheet music. One of the most popular songs to be written during the war was written by Henry Clay Work. "Weeping, Sad and Lonely" by Charles Carroll Sawyer, and the very popular "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" both express the sadness of war and the universal desire for peace. "Pat Murphy of the Irish Brigade" honors the sacrifice of the Irish in the army. John William Grout who was killed in the first engagement of the war at Ball's Bluff in Virginia. Singing helped them deal with their fears, their hardships, their grief, and offered a way to honor lost comrades. Soldiers often turned to music to deal with the horrors of war. There are two presented here: "We Are Coming Father Abraham" by James Sloan Gibbons, and "We'll Fight for Uncle Abe" by Frederick Buckley. Many soldier songs were written that reflect this special bond. President Lincoln loved his soldiers and they loved him. "The Why and Wherefore" reminded the soldier in the ranks of why he was fighting this war, and it proved to be an effective recruiting tool. "May God Save the Union" was one of the more popular hymn-like songs. Bradbury were all heard everywhere the Union Army went. Norton, "New York Volunteer", and "Marching Along" by William B. Other patriotic, marching tunes include "The Army of the Free" by Frank H. "Battle Cry of Freedom" was written in the early war period by George Root and was one of the most popular marching songs of the common soldier throughout the whole war. Several of the songs presented here are patriotic. Settings include: military band music, with cornets, baritone horns, fifes, and drums parlor music and campfire tunes include a wide array of instruments, such as piano, horns, fiddle, mandolin, Celtic harp, tin whistle, harmonica, hammer dulcimer, banjo and guitar. This recording features a variety of musical styles that were common in the 1860's. Like the others I played all the instruments (many were made in the 19th century), performed all the vocal parts, hand drew the cover and liner notes, and recorded here in my home production studio - hence the "Homespun" in the title. This is the first recording of music of the men who wore the blue. I had accumulated a lot of Northern material, so I decided to do so. His series of recordings of authentic "period" music has been acclaimed by historical organizations and publications throughout America and Europe." In 1987, a friend in the National Park Service suggested that I supplement my Confederate series (there were four at that time) with a series of Union recordings. He has also produced and performed music scores for ten Ken Burns PBS films, including 'The Civil War', 'Baseball', and 'Mark Twain', two films for the A & E Network, plus sixteen films for The National Park Service. For more than 30 years he has performed with the musical-comedy group Three On A String. This action helped win the battle and earned Joshua Chamberlain the Medal Of Honor."A seasoned performer, Bobby Horton is a multi-instrumentalist, a composer, producer, and a music historian. The southerners were surprised by the charge and many surrendered. The soldiers from Maine were defending a part of the battlefield known as "Little Round Top." They were low on ammunition so Chamberlain commanded his soldiers to attach their bayonets to their rifles and charge toward the Confederates who were at the bottom of the hill. There were more than 50,000 casualties (killed, wounded, captured, missing.) This battle was a Union victory and the turning point of the war. In this next version, the video footage is from the movie "Gettysburg." In this scene we are seeing actors portraying soldiers from The 20th Maine Regiment who were lead by Joshua Chamberlain during the battle of Gettysburg, the worst battle of the war. 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,Ĥ. We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before,Īnd we'll fill our vacant ranks with a million freemen more,ģ. While we rally round the flag, boys, we rally once again,Ģ. We will rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain,ĭown with the traitors, up with the stars Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again,
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