Southern War Songs: Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental
Echoes of Southern Sentiments: Poetic Reflections on the Civil War EraBy Various
Length6h 40m
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Southern War Songs: Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental is a rich anthology that captures the emotional landscape of the American Civil War through music. Comprising a diverse collection of lyrics and melodies that reflect the Southern experience, this volume showcases the intersection of art and conflict, weaving together themes of courage, loss, and longing. The literary style is characterized by its emotive language and rhythmic cadence, drawing readers into the fervor of campfire gatherings and the nostalgia of a divided nation. Each song serves as a poignant reminder of the cultural milieu of the time, imbuing the text with historical significance while also inviting personal reflection. The contributions of various authors to this compilation underscore a collective yearning for identity and belonging amidst the turmoil of war. As many of these songs emerged from soldiers, civilians, and songwriters alike, they reveal the societal undercurrents that fueled the Southern narrative. The cultural context surrounding this anthology highlights the role of music in wartime as both a source of solace and a rallying cry, illustrating how creativity thrived even in the face of adversity. I recommend Southern War Songs to readers with an interest in American history, musicology, or literary studies. This anthology not only provides insight into the emotional depths of the Civil War era but also serves as a captivating testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Engage with this remarkable odyssey of sound and sentiment, and rediscover the voices that defined a tumultuous chapter in American history.
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Length6 hrs 40 mins
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Publish dateSep 17, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
114DEATH OF GEN. ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON.
2LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
115GOD BLESS OUR SOUTHERN LAND.
3GOD SAVE THE SOUTH.[1]
116SOUTHERN BATTLE SONG.
4“ALLONS ENFANS.”
117BOMBARDMENT AND BATTLES OF GALVESTON.
5“THE SOUTHERN CROSS.”
118GENERAL TOM GREEN.
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6THE STAR OF THE WEST.
119HARD TIMES!
7THE SOUTHRON’S CHANT OF DEFIANCE.
120THE FLAG OF THE SOUTHLAND
8THE DUTCH VOLUNTEER.
121ON TO GLORY.
9SOUTHERN SONG OF FREEDOM.
122STONEWALL JACKSON’S WAY.
10“CALL ALL! CALL ALL!”
123TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF MAJ.-GEN. TOM GREEN.
11ANOTHER YANKEE DOODLE.
124HOOD’S OLD BRIGADE.
12“YE MEN OF ALABAMA!”
125THE BATTLE SONG OF THE SOUTH.
131776-1861.
126MY HEART’S IN MISSISSIPPI.
14WOULD’ST THOU HAVE ME LOVE THEE?
127THE FUNERAL OF ALBERT SYDNEY JOHNSTON.
15THAT BUGLER;
128THE COTTON-BURNER’S SONG.[9]
16ADDRESS OF THE WOMEN TO THE SOUTHERN TROOPS.
129THE CONTRABAND.
17RALLYING SONG OF THE VIRGINIANS.
130SONG OF HOOKER’S PICKET.
18POP GOES THE WEASEL.
131NO SURRENDER.
19THE MOTHER’S FAREWELL.
132A SOUTHERN WOMAN’S SONG.
20WE SWEAR.
133GENERAL LEE AT THE BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS.
21FREEDOM’S NEW BANNER.
134MY NOBLE WARRIOR, COME!
22THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG.
135SONG OF THE PRIVATEER
23“OH, HE’S NOTHING BUT A SOLDIER.”
136HOOD’S TEXAS BRIGADE.
24SOUTHERN WAR-CRY.
137SWEETHEARTS AND THE WAR.
25DIXIE’S LAND.
138JACKSON’S RESIGNATION.
26ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF LIEUT.-COL. CH. B. DREUX.
139WE LEFT HIM ON THE FIELD.
27BULL RUN.
140MOTHER! IS THE BATTLE OVER?
28HURRAH!
141A NORTH CAROLINA CALL TO ARMS.
29GATHERING SONG.
142DIXIE.
30A SOUTHERN SONG.
143BATTLE SONG.
31A CONFEDERATE OFFICER TO HIS LADY LOVE.
144OVER THE RIVER.
32THE SOUTHERN MARSEILLAISE.
145THE MAN OF THE TWELFTH OF MAY.[11]
33A SOUTHERN GATHERING SONG.
146MORGAN’S WAR SONG.
34CONFEDERATE LAND.
147THE SONG OF THE EXILE.
35WE’LL BE FREE IN MARYLAND.
148NATIONAL HYMN.
36THE SOUTHRON’S WAR-SONG.
149OVER THE RIVER.
37KNITTING FOR THE SOLDIERS.
150PRIVATE MAGUIRE.
38PATRIOTIC SONG.
151STONEWALL JACKSON.
39OUR BRAVES IN VIRGINIA.
152SOUTHERN SONG.
40BATTLE SONG OF THE INVADED.
153THE BAND IN THE PINES.
41THE SONG OF THE SNOW.
154MY WARRIOR BOY.
42A NEW RED, WHITE AND BLUE.
155THE REBEL BAND.
43WAR SONG.
156THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER BOY.
44ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC TO-NIGHT.
157THE CAVALIER’S GLEE.
45“INDEPENDENCE DAY.”
158SONG.
46FLIGHT OF DOODLES.
159WE CONQUER OR DIE.
47LAND OF KING COTTON.
160GOD WILL DEFEND THE RIGHT.
48THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER BOY.
161RICHMOND ON THE JAMES;
49REBEL IS A SACRED NAME.
162RICHMOND IS A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL.
50THE YOUNG VOLUNTEER.
163THE SOUTHRON’S WATCHWORD.
51GOOBER PEAS.
164THERE’S LIFE IN THE OLD LAND YET.
52OUR COUNTRY’S CALL.
165YOU ARE GOING TO THE WARS, WILLIE BOY!
53CANNON SONG.
166MY MARYLAND.
54CHIVALROUS C. S. A.
167REBEL TOASTS; OR, DRINK IT DOWN!
55NORTH CAROLINA’S WAR SONG.
168THE GALLANT GIRL THAT SMOTE THE DASTARD TORY, OH!
56THE HOMESPUN DRESS.
169THREE CHEERS FOR OUR JACK MORGAN.
57THE BANNER SONG.
170PRAY, MAIDEN, PRAY!
58THE VOLUNTEER.
171THE SOLDIER’S SUIT OF GRAY.
59READING THE LIST.
172SONG OF THE TEXAS RANGERS.
60THE BARS AND STARS.
173THE OFFICER’S FUNERAL.
61WAR SONG.
174THE SOLDIER’S DEATH.
62THE SOUTHERN FLAG.
175I REMEMBER THE HOUR WHEN SADLY WE PARTED.
63THE STARS AND THE BARS.
176OUR FLAG; OR, THE ORIGIN OF THE STARS AND BARS.[14]
64CONFEDERATE SONG.
177THE NAVASOTA VOLUNTEERS.
65LEE AT THE WILDERNESS.
178THE SOLDIER’S DREAM.
66A SOUTHERN SONG.
179THE OFFICERS OF DIXIE.
67THE TEXAN MARSEILLAISE.
180THE SENTINEL’S DREAM OF HOME.
68THE BATTLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
181CAMP DOUGLAS BY THE LAKE.
69SONG FOR THE SOUTH.
182MISSOURI.
70SONG OF THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER.
183OH, NO! HE’LL NOT NEED THEM AGAIN![15]
71THE DYING SOLDIER BOY.
184IN MEMORIAM.
72THE SOUTHERN BANNER.
185YANKEE VANDALS.
73O, JOHNNY BULL, MY JO JOHN.
186RIDING A RAID.
74MORGAN’S WAR-SONG.
187THE TOAST OF MORGAN’S MEN.
75FOR BALES.
188TRUE HEART SOUTHRONS.
76THE SONG OF THE SOUTH.
189THE SOLDIER’S AMEN.
77LAND OF THE SOUTH.
190HERE’S YOUR MULE.
78LADIES, TO THE HOSPITAL!
191SABINE PASS.
79TO THE DAVIS GUARD.
192SHORT RATIONS; OR, THE CORN-FED ARMY.
80WAR SONG.
193THE SOLDIER’S FAREWELL.
81THE SOUTH FOR ME.
194THE BATTLE OF SHILOH HILL.
82CAROLINA.
195STONEWALL’S REQUIEM.
83VICKSBURG SONG.[3]
196LITTLE GIFFIN.
84DO THEY MISS ME IN THE TRENCHES?
197STUART.
85BOYS! KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY.
198ONLY A SOLDIER.
86BAYOU CITY GUARDS’ SONG.
199WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME.
87THE COUNTERSIGN.
200THE DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH.
88THE DARLINGS AT HOME.
201OLD STONEWALL.
89AT FORT PILLOW.
202THE SOUTH;
90DUTY AND DEFIANCE.
203THE POOR SOLDIER!
91THE CONFEDERATE OATH.[5]
204THE BONNIE WHITE FLAG;
92BAYOU CITY GUARDS’ DIXIE.
205BOMBARDMENT OF VICKSBURG.
93DE COTTON DOWN IN DIXIE.
206DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON.
94THE SOLDIER’S MISSION.
207THE SOUTHERN CAPTIVE.
95SOLDIER, I STAY TO PRAY FOR THEE.[7]
208THE VOLUNTEER; OR, IT IS MY COUNTRY’S CALL.
96THE SOUTH OUR COUNTRY.
209DEAR MOTHER, I’VE COME HOME TO DIE.
97I WISH I WAS IN DIXIE’S LAND.
210POLK.
98CAMPAIGN BALLAD.
211THE REBEL’S DREAM.
99OUR GLORIOUS FLAG.
212PRO MEMORA.
100THE HOUR BEFORE EXECUTION.
213WEARIN’ OF THE GRAY.
101THE BLACK FLAG.
214THE FADED GRAY JACKET.
102BANKS’ SKEDADDLE.
215I’M A GOOD OLD REBEL.
103AWAKE! TO ARMS IN TEXAS!
216TRUE TO THE GRAY.
104THE CAPTURE OF SEVENTEEN OF COMPANY H, FOURTH TEXAS CAVALRY.
217WE KNOW THAT WE WERE REBELS; OR, WHY CAN WE NOT BE BROTHERS?
105ALABAMA.
218WEARING OF THE GRAY.
106IMOGEN.
219THE SWORD OF ROBERT LEE.
107AN OLD TEXAN’S APPEAL.
220OFF WITH YOUR GRAY SUITS, BOYS!
108ARISE! YE SONS OF FREE-BORN SIRES!
221THE CONFEDERATE NOTE.[19]
109GAY AND HAPPY.
222THE CONQUERED BANNER.
110BAYLOR’S PARTISAN RANGERS.
223FOLD IT UP CAREFULLY.
111THE HORSE MARINES AT GALVESTON.
224INDEX TO TITLES.
112I’M THINKING OF THE SOLDIER.
225INDEX TO AUTHORS.
113THE BATTLE OF GALVESTON.
226INDEX TO FIRST LINES.
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