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Battle Cry of Freedom
This very
stirring song is my favorite Union tune.
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Bonnie Blue Flag
Ode to the unofficial
flag of the CSA.
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Bonnie Blue Flag Parody
Union answer to the
ode to the unofficial flag of the CSA.
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The Buckland Races
Commemorating
a certain amusing cavalry event. More history and info on the
page. Sung to the tune of "Tramp Tramp Tramp."
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Dixie Parody
Union answer to the
unofficial national anthem of the CSA.
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The Grant Pill
a.k.a.
“Unconditional Surrender”
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Graybacks So
Tenderly Clinging
This song is about
lice... which were a common plague among soldiers.
Sung to the tune
of “Marching Through Georgia.”
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Hard Tack
Ode to the
soldiers’ common food, a nearly inedible, indestructible,
unleavened cracker. Sung
to the tune of “Hard Times.”
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Jine the Cavalry
J.E.B.
Stuart’s theme song.
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Lincoln and Liberty Too
My favorite
abolitionist song!
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Maryland, My Maryland
No, not that
version. This
version was written by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart (a dedicated poet who was
also a dab hand at musical parody) as an ode to one of his horses,
whose name was Maryland. Quite
clever!
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Riding a Raid
Another Stuart song,
inspired by his first ride around the Army of the Potomac.
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Stonewall
Jackson’s Way
All about Jackson.
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Sweet Evalina
A sweet, sappy little
tune about the girl who lives in the holler.
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That’s
What’s the Matter
A
Stephen Foster song
from early in the war. |
Major R.G.
Another
parody written by J.E.B. Stuart. He wrote this one when he
was a
cadet at West Point. The unfortunate subject of the song is Major
Robert S. Garnett, who was commandant of cadets at that time.
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