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American patriotic 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…
Marching Through GeorgiaHenry Clay Work stood at the counter of a Chicago music shop in 1861. He held a manuscript titled Kingdom Coming and wore a dark jacket over his shirt.
When Johnny Comes Marching HomePatrick Gilmore wrote the lyrics to When Johnny Comes Marching Home during the American Civil War. The song's first publication was deposited in the Library…
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…
John Brown's BodyThe melody known today as John Brown's Body emerged from the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century.