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Civil War Music
Learn more about music during the Civil War era.
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Civil War Music: Eatin' Goober Peas
Popular with Southern soldiers, this song celebrates a staple of the Confederate Army’s diet, the goober pea or peanut.
Civil War Music: Home, Sweet Home
The lyrics to this song were written by John Howard Payne and set to music composed by Sir Henry Bishop (1786-1855).
Civil War Music: The Rebel Soldier
In this folk song from Southern Appalachia, a Confederate soldier pines for his family and his sweetheart.
Civil War Music: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Composed by George Root in 1863, this piece struck a chord in the heart of every prisoner or war.
Civil War Music: May God Save the Union
Reverend G. Douglass Brewerton wrote the words to this Unionist song before the outbreak of war.
Music in the 18th Century Army
Music in 18th-century armies was incredibly important to tactics, drills, maneuvers, and esprit de corps. The incorporation of music into the great...
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