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Song Samples (MP3
Format)
God Save The South (2.314 MB mp3
file)
Slavery Chain Done Broke At
Last (2.484 MB mp3 file)
Blue-Gray Medley (1.456 MB
mp3 file)
The sixty songs and dialogue reflect the tragedy,
irony, humor, pride and hope which accompanied the War Between the
States. Playing time: three hours.
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"Excellent...The songs are an extremely useful source for
teaching the culture of the Civil War period." --- Choice
Part One:
The War Begins
After the election of Abraham Lincoln, eleven states
secede. The beginning of the war is accompanied by songs of
optimism, of "Copperheads" and "Black Republicans," of proud new
regiments and of martyrs.
The Songs: |
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All Quiet Along The Potomac Tonight |
The Yellow Rose Of Texas |
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Lincoln and Liberty |
Virginia Marseillaise |
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The Southern Wagon |
What's The Matter |
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God Save The South
(2.314 MB mp3 file) |
Treasury Rats |
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Maryland, My Maryland |
Yankee Doodle |
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The Bonnie Blue Flag |
Abraham's Daughter |
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Dixie's Land - Dixie Parodies |
Ellsworth
Avengers | |
Part Two:
The Realities of War
The Battle of Bull Run discourages Northern optimism,
and two legendary figures emerge: "Stonewall" Jackson and Jeb
Stuart. Yankee morale rises with the stirring "Battle Hymn of the
Republic" and "Battle Cry of Freedom." Glory fades in the face of
reality as soldiers sing of inadequate food and the slaughter at
Shiloh. Civilians sing of the inequities of the draft and of doing
without.
The Songs: |
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Just Before The Battle, Mother |
Hard Crackers Come Again No More |
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Riding A Raid |
Army Grub/The Army Bean/Army Bugs |
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Stonewall Jackson's Way |
The Homespun Dress |
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Battle Hymn Of The Republic |
We Are Coming, Father Abraham |
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The Battle Of Shiloh Hill |
Come In Out Of The Draft |
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The Battle Cry Of Freedom |
We Are Coming, Father Abraham, $300 More |
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Southern Battle Cry Of Freedom |
For Bales |
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Goober
Peas | |
Part Three:
The Changing War
Escaped slaves are mustered into the Union army,
singing of freedom and emancipation.
Ironclad ships revolutionize naval warfare, guerilla
warfare increases, prisoners of war die.
The Songs: |
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Kingdom Coming |
The Cumberland And The Merrimac |
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No More Auction Block For Me |
The Alabama |
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Slavery Chain Done Broke
At Last (2.484 MB mp3 file) |
Kentucky, Oh Kentucky |
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Oh, Freedom |
How Are You, John Morgan? |
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Go Down Moses |
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp |
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Free At Last |
The Bonnie White Flag |
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John Brown's Body |
When Johnny Comes Marching Home |
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Marching Song Of The First Arkansas
Regiment | |
Part Four:
The Union Forever
War-weary soldiers and civilians sing of sweetheart,
home, the siege of Vicksburg, the foreign-born who fill the Union
army's ranks, Lincoln's re-election, William Tecumseh Sherman's
march to the sea and the fall of Richmond.
The Songs: |
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The Last Fierce Charge |
Old Abe Lincoln Came Out Of The Wilderness |
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Lorena |
We Are The Boys Of Potomac's Ranks |
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Aura Lea |
Marching Through Georgia |
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The Children Of The Battlefield |
We Are Marching On To Richmond |
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Twas At The Siege Of Vicksburg |
Tenting On The Old Camp Ground |
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I Goes To Fight Mit Siegel |
Blue-Gray
Medley (1.456 MB mp3
file) | |
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