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Battle Cry of Freedom
Written by George F. Root, just a few hours after President Abraham Lincoln called for troops to put down the insurrection in Virginia, Battle Cry of Freedom was an immediate success in the North. Considered a rally song, it was played and sung with gusto by virtually every Federal regimental brass band and many others throughout the remainder of the war. Its tun also became popular in the South, where W.H. Barnes wrote alternative lyrics. |