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The "Battle Cry of Freedom", also 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 so popular that composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes adapted it for ...
Battle Cry of Freedom, also known as Rally 'Round the Flag, was written in 1862 by George Frederick Root.This version is from the film 'Lincoln'.
Although "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is today considered the preeminent Northern war song, Union soldiers were more likely to bestow that honor upon "The Battle Cry of Freedom."
The "Battle Cry of Freedom", also known as "Rally 'Round the Flag", is a song written in 1862 by American composer George Frederick Root during the American Civil War. A patriotic song...
Bon Iver covering "Battle Cry of Freedom," a patriotic song written in 1862, at the rally for Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harri...
"The Battle Cry of Freedom" is an American Civil War song by George F. Root. This page has lyrics, video, audio, and song history.
The Battle Cry Of Freedom (Union Version) Lyrics: Yes we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again / Shouting the battle cry of freedom / We will rally from the hillside,...
"The Battle Cry of Freedom" was written by George F. Root and was one of the most popular songs during the Civil War. The song was written for the Union (with Union lyrics), though the song became so popular that it was adapted for the Confederacy by composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes.
George Root composed his “Battle Cry of Freedom” in Chicago in 1862, just before a major recruitment rally. In his autobiography The Story of a Musical Life, Root relates how “Immediately a song started in my mind” when he heard of President Lincoln’s first call for 300,000 volunteers:
Written by George F. Root, “The Battle Cry of Freedom” was an immediate success in the North after its first public performance on April 24, 1862. 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.