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1862 songs: stories to listen to | HearLore
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1862 songs
Battle Cry of FreedomGeorge Frederick Root wrote the song in 1862 during the American Civil War. The composer lived from 1820 to 1895 and created a piece that would become known…
Battle Hymn of the RepublicThe melody began as a revivalist hymn called Say Brothers will you Meet Us in the late 1700s. Camp meeting singers passed this tune orally across the United…