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Song

"Battle Cry of Freedom"
Comprehend of the 1862 sail music for "Boxing Weep of Freedom".
Song
Songwriter(s)	George Frederick Root

The "Battle Cry of Freedom", as well known as "Rally 'Round the Flag", is a song written in 1862 by American composer George Frederick Root (1820–1895) during the American Civil War. A patriotic song advocating the causes of Unionism and abolitionism, it became and so popular that composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes adapted it for the Confederacy.^[1]

A modified Union version was used every bit the campaign song for the Lincoln-Johnson ticket in the 1864 presidential ballot, too as in elections after the war, such equally for Garfield in the 1880 U.Southward. presidential election.^[2] The vocal was so popular that the music publisher had 14 press presses going at one fourth dimension and still could not keep up with demand. It is estimated that over 700,000 copies of this song were put in circulation. Louis Moreau Gottschalk thought and then highly of the vocal that in his diary he confided that he thought "information technology should be our national canticle" and used it as the basis for his 1863 concert paraphrase for solo piano "Le Cri de délivrance," opus 55, and dedicated it to Root, who was a personal friend. Charles Ives quoted the song in several compositions, including his own patriotic song, "They Are There".^[iii]

History [edit]

"Battle Cry of Liberty" proved popular amidst Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Co-ordinate to Henry Stone, a Spousal relationship war veteran recalling in the late 1880s, the song helped the morale of Union soldiers:

A glee gild came down from Chicago, bringing with them the new song, "We'll rally 'circular the flag, boys", and information technology ran through the camp similar wildfire. The event was lilliputian short of miraculous. It put equally much spirit and cheer into the ground forces as a victory. Day and night one could hear it by every camp burn and in every tent. I never shall forget how the men rolled out the line, "And although he may exist poor, he shall never exist a slave." I do not know whether Mr. Root knows what skillful work his vocal did for usa there, but I hope and so.

—Henry Stone, The Century Illustrated, "Memoranda on the Civil State of war: A Vocal in Campsite" (1887), emphasis added.^[4]

According to historian Christian L. McWhirter, the song's success and popularity among the Union was due to its even-handed references to both abolitionism and unionism. Thus, both groups of Unionists, those opposed to slavery and secession, could utilise the vocal without reservation:

The ability of "The Battle Cry of Freedom" to bridge divisions over emancipation is not surprising. The song's definition of the Northern cause is purposely open up-ended. Those looking for anti-slavery sentiments could observe them, just these elements were not so pronounced as to offend those who were solely unionists. The chorus was the fundamental, for it was there that Root described why Northerners rallied around the flag. The first line boldly endorsed a perpetual Union – "The Matrimony forever" – followed by a potent dismissal of secession: "Downward with the traitor, up with the star." However, the battle cry Root shouted was one of "freedom." Liberty had many meanings in the Civil War – for case, freedom from Confederate political tyranny or the oft-perceived "slaveholders' conspiracy" – but, in the context of Root's political beliefs and other activities, he clearly meant to suggest some degree of abolition.

—Christian Fifty. McWhirter, The New York Times, "Nascence of the 'Battle Weep'" (July 27, 2012).^[5]

Lyrics (Union version) [edit]

"The Battle Cry of Freedom"

Oh we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally again,^[6]
Shouting the battle weep of freedom,
And we'll rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain,
Shouting the battle weep of freedom.

(Chorus)

The Union forever, hurrah! boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitors, up with the stars;^[7]
While we rally round the flag, boys, nosotros rally once again,
Shouting the boxing cry of freedom!

Oh we're springing to the call for iii hundred m more,^[a]
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
And we'll fill up the vacant ranks with a million freemen more,^{[eight] [9] [b]}
Shouting the battle weep of freedom.

(Chorus)

We will welcome to our numbers the loyal, truthful and dauntless,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
And although he may be poor, he shall never be a slave,^[c]
Shouting the boxing cry of freedom!

(Chorus)

So we're springing to the call from the Eastward and from the West,
Shouting the boxing cry of Liberty;
And we'll hurl the rebel crew from the land nosotros dearest the best,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.

(Chorus)

Lyrics (Confederate version) [edit]

Our flag is proudly floating on the land and on the main,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!
Beneath information technology oftentimes we've conquered, and nosotros'll conquer oftentimes again!
Shout, shout the boxing cry of Freedom!

(Chorus)
Our Dixie forever! She'due south never at a loss!
Downwards with the eagle and up with the cross
While nosotros rally 'round the Bonnie flag, we'll rally once again,
Shout, shout the battle weep of Liberty!

Our gallant boys take marched to the rolling of the drums.
Shout, shout the battle weep of Liberty!
And the leaders in accuse weep out, "Come, boys, come up!"
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!

(Chorus)

They accept laid downwards their lives on the encarmine boxing field.
Shout, shout the battle cry of Liberty!
Their motto is resistance – "To the tyrants never yield!"
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!

(Chorus)

While our boys have responded and to the fields have gone!
Shout, shout the battle cry of freedom!
Our noble women besides have aided them at home!
Shout, shout the battle cry of freedom!

(Chorus)

Chorus (1864 election entrada) [edit]

For Lincoln and Johnson, hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Downward with the rebellion and on with the state of war,
While we rally round the crusade, boys, we'll rally in our might,
Singing the holy cause of freemen.

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In pop culture [edit]

• The vocal is sung by a marching unit of measurement of Union infantry in the picture The Undefeated (1969).
• Ry Cooder performed this vocal every bit "Rally 'Round the Flag" on his Boomer's Story album.
• The song is also performed in The Long Riders (1980), with music produced by Cooder. In the movie, sometime Amalgamated irregular Clell Miller (played past Randy Quaid) confronts a musician playing this song, and forces him at gunpoint to play I'yard a Expert Ol' Rebel instead.^[d]
• Eric Taylor has a alive recording of this song as "Rally 'Round the Flag" on his Hollywood Pocketknife album in 2007.
• Keith and Rusty McNeil perform both the "Boxing Cry of Freedom" and "Southern Battle Cry of Freedom" on Civil State of war Songs with Historical Narration (WEM Records, 1989, ISBN i-878360-11-6).
• This vocal features prominently in Ken Burns' documentary The Ceremonious War, performed past Jacqueline Schwab.
• Baton Bragg wrote a song based upon the music of "Boxing Cry of Freedom" called "There Is Power in a Matrimony" on the Talking with the Taxman about Poetry album. This song has dissimilar music and words than the song of the same name written by Joe Hill. For example, the chorus goes:

  The Spousal relationship forever defending our rights
  Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
  With our brothers and our sisters from many far off lands
  At that place is power in a Union

• Homer and Jethro (Henry Haynes and Ken Burns) released a 1967 parody chosen "The Ballad of Roger Miller" that used music from "Battle Weep of Liberty" in the verses.
• Rally Round the Flag, Boys!, a 1958 moving-picture show, was based on a novel with the same title past Max Shulman, published in 1956.
• Indie rock band Titus Andronicus employ an adaptation of "Battle Cry of Freedom" in "A More Perfect Matrimony", the first song on their Civil War-themed 2010 album The Monitor. The altered verses include references to Jefferson Davis, the Confederate leader, and abolitionist John Brown.
• Film composer John Williams, in his score for the 2012 Steven Spielberg film, Lincoln, used an excerpt from "The Battle Cry of Freedom" in the rails "Telephone call to Muster and Battle Weep", with vocals performed by the Chicago Symphony Chorus and music performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The song is also sung past Republican members of the House of Representatives to celebrate passage of the 13th Subpoena.
• Elvis Costello sang and played the last lines of the vocal in the Ii and a Half Men episode, "Dorsum Off, Mary Poppins".
• The song is played at the dedication of the Hill Valley Courthouse (clock tower) in Back to the Future Office III (1990).
• The song is sung during the opening credits of the 1939 motion-picture show Young Mr. Lincoln starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford.
• The song is sung by Miriam Hopkins in the 1940 film Virginia City.
• The song with possible lyrics from Ireland was sung by The Irish Rovers in Episode one of Flavor 7 of The Virginian (TV series).

Meet besides [edit]

• Battle weep
• The Battle Hymn of the Republic

References [edit]

1. ^ McIvor, James (Oct 31, 2006). God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers: A True Civil State of war Christmas Story. Penguin. ISBN978-1-4406-2731-6.
2. ^ Millard, Candice (2011). Destiny of the Republic. p. 70. ISBN9780767929714.
3. ^ Sinclair, James B. (1999). A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives. Yale Academy Printing. pp. 518–520. ISBN9780300076011.
4. ^ Stone, Henry (1887). "A Vocal in Campsite". Memoranda on the Civil War. The Century Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
5. ^ McWhirter, Christian L. (July 27, 2012). "Birth of the 'Battle Cry'". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
6. ^ Silverman, Ballads and Songs of the Ceremonious State of war, p. viii
7. ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.library.temple.edu.
8. ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.library.temple.edu.
9. ^ Pen-pictures of the War: Lyrics, Incidents, and Sketches of the Rebellion; Comprising a Choice Choice of Pieces by Our Best Poets, As well, Current and Well Authenticated Anecdotes and Incidents of the War. Together with a Full Account of Many of the Great Battles, Also, a Consummate Historical Record of All Events, Both Ceremonious and Military, from the Outset of the Rebellion. C.A. Alvord. March thirty, 1864. p. 98 – via Cyberspace Archive. ranks with a million freemen more..
10. ^ jhu.edu. Accessed 2017 March 21.

Notes [edit]

1. ^ This line is sometimes given every bit: "We are springing to the call of our brothers gone earlier."
2. ^ This line is sometimes given every bit: "And we'll fill up the vacant ranks of our brothers gone earlier."
3. ^ This line is sometimes given as: "And although they may be poor, non a man shall be a slave."
4. ^ This is probably an anachronism, as the latter vocal was not copyrighted until 1915, well subsequently the scene in question, presumably in the 1870s. An edition of the canvass music of "The Skilful Old Rebel" is "RESPECTFULLY Dedicated TO THE HON. THAD STEVENS", who died on August 11, 1868.^[x] An entry in a 1910 edition of Library of Southern Authors (1910), Vol. 15, "Randolph, James Innes, Jr.", says that the author, Major Innes Randolph, had died on April 29, 1887.

Bibliography [edit]

• Collins, Ace. Songs Sung, Cherry-red, White, and Blueish: The Stories Behind America's All-time-Loved Patriotic Songs. HarperResource, 2003. ISBN 0060513047
• Irwin Silber, Songs of the Civil War, Dover, 1995.
• Silverman, Jerry (April 15, 2011). Ballads and Songs of the Ceremonious War. Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. ISBN9781610650182 . Retrieved March xv, 2015.

External links [edit]

• Battle Cry of Liberty ^{[ dead link ]} at Allmusic
• Battle Cry of Freedom at Civil War Songs
• Canvass music for "Battle Cry of Freedom", from Projection Gutenberg
• MIDI for "Battle Weep of Freedom", from Project Gutenberg
• "Battle Cry of Freedom" (Union Version), Walter Van Brunt (Edison Blue Amberol 2904, 1916)—Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project.
• "Battle Cry of Freedom" Confederate/Union (music video), Tom Roush.

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