music american civil war american civil war music played prominent role sides conflict union confederate american civil war battlefield different instruments including drums played issue marching orders simply boost morale fellow soldiers singing employed recreational activity release inevitable tensions come fighting war particularly war issue freedom race decided camp music diversion away helping soldiers deal soldiers sides engaged recreation musical instruments opposing armies near bands sides conflict played night battle particular favorite tunes music enjoyed alike exemplified united_states president abraham_lincoln love unofficial anthem confederacy day songs sung patriotic piece required war music inspired music artists elvis_presley music civil war important period development american music civil war soldiers country strands american music began process aided burgeoning railroad industry technological developments travel communication easier army units included individuals country rapidly traded tunes instruments techniques songs arose fusion american folk music features considered unique america war impetus creation songs remained wildly popular songs aroused varied civil war inspired echoed echoed aspect war claimed songs era arranged proper sequence form actual history conflicts events principal characters ideals principles opposing sides addition conjunction popular songs patriotic civil war era produced great body brass band pieces north south military musical traditions like regulations officially approved regiment infantry artillery brass band members cavalry regiment sixteen members confederate army brass bands followed union army regulation july requiring infantry artillery cavalry company musicians man band regiment july requirement ignored war dragged needed musicians july brass bands union adjutant general soldiers comprised assigned musician roles survey october found union regiments band december union army musicians bands ratio soldier served army musician confederate army believed similar ratio musicians given special privileges union general gave cavalry bands best horses special uniforms believing music share share winning war musicians battlefield occasional learn separate calls infantry needed cavalry ranged battle commands calls meal time required musicians drummer boys teens allowed adult man instead foot soldier notable aged musicians known union wore white support drums drum band majors wore indicate status war style emulated civilian bands march right marching column similar learn different beats fourteen general use marching given greater importance battlefield songs played battles survivors disastrous charge returned tune nearer god thee union musicians orders played song shot lines commander saw musicians standing lines battle ordered play music rallied union forces forcing confederate withdraw said music equivalent thousand men said don think army music musicians ordered leave assist notable time 20th maine musicians rest regiment driving wave wave musicians regiment performing quick manner camp soldiers brought musical instruments home pass time camp guitars particularly popular aside drums instruments played acquired war imported lack brass industry instruments musical sides common heard music traveled countryside night battle stones river bands sides separate songs sides started playing home sweet home time soldiers sides started singing similar situation occurred virginia winter cold afternoon union band started playing northern patriotic tunes southern band responded playing southern patriotic tunes forth continued night end sides played home sweet home simultaneously cheers sides forces instance spring opposing armies opposite sides virginia different sides played patriotic tunes played home sweet home joined creating cheers sides echoed hilly countryside sides sang maryland maryland lyrics slightly different popular song johnny comes marching home written immigrant ireland enjoyed sides song written war gun fired published distributed days wrote said produced songs war thirty total lincoln wrote letter root saying generals thousand southern states long northern states producing common literature advent war southern publishers demand publishers based largely cities charleston south_carolina georgia mobile alabama nashville tennessee new_orleans louisiana produced times printed music literature god save south official national anthem popular united_states president abraham_lincoln said loved wanted hear played saying captured rebel army captured rebel tune april rally band director surprised lincoln requested band play lincoln said tune federal property good rebels power free hear prominent tune blue flag like written unlike union popular tunes written war united_states national anthem time star banner recognized twentieth century union soldiers frequently sang republic considered north popular song different versions certain songs identified particular war adapt song use southern revision entitled southern cross example different lyrics banner star banner wave cross cross south shall remain confederate version called flag replaced verse flag triumph wave song american revolutionary war adapted tune changed started old early morning union altered original lines union forever boys traitor star changed forever loss eagle cross union adapted union variation instead line wish land cotton old times forgotten look away look away look away land changed away south land right away come away right away come away body originally titled originally written soldier fort warren boston sung tune glory later famous poem republic legacy music derived war greater quantity variety war involving america songs came variety sources republic borrowed tune song sung methodist song adapted ohio black singers named american soldiers continue sing republic spanish american war world war world war southern rock style music symbol musical style alabama described vivid example lingering confederate mythology southern culture ballad war basis song love tender elvis_presley sang described trials battle hymn republic divisions dominated piece compilation album current popular musicians like released title songs civil war songs published year words music gun fired blue flag annie chamber body anonymous came unofficial theme song black soldiers maryland maryland music mini est 12th century vacant chair battle cry freedom george root battle hymn republic julia ward howe quiet tonight battle mother old camp ground sad lonely johnny comes marching home wars young volunteer boys marching maiden pray jeff marching georgia work good bye old glory media
Music of the American Civil War