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font-size: 125%;">"Battle Cry of Freedom"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_21566.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_21566.png/200px-Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_21566.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_21566.png/300px-Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_21566.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_21566.png/400px-Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_21566.png 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cover of the 1862 sheet music for "Battle Cry of Freedom"</div></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;"><a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">Song</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Published</th><td class="infobox-data">1862</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/George_Frederick_Root" title="George Frederick Root">George Frederick Root</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The "<b>Battle Cry of Freedom</b>", also known as "<b>Rally 'Round the Flag</b>", is a song written in 1862 by American composer <a href="/wiki/George_Frederick_Root" title="George Frederick Root">George Frederick Root</a> (1820–1895) during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. A patriotic song advocating the causes of <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Unionism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abolitionism" title="Abolitionism">abolitionism</a>, it became so popular that composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes adapted it for the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederacy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A modified Union version was used as the campaign song for the <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Lincoln</a>-<a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Johnson</a> ticket in the <a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_presidential_election" title="1864 United States presidential election">1864 presidential election</a>, as well as in elections after the war, such as for <a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield" title="James A. Garfield">Garfield</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election" title="1880 United States presidential election">1880 U.S. presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was so popular that the music publisher had 14 printing presses going at one time and still could not keep up with demand. It is estimated that over 700,000 copies of this song were put in circulation. <a href="/wiki/Louis_Moreau_Gottschalk" title="Louis Moreau Gottschalk">Louis Moreau Gottschalk</a> thought so highly of the song that in his diary he confided that he thought "it should be our national anthem" 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. <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ives" title="Charles Ives">Charles Ives</a> quoted the song in several compositions, including his own patriotic song, "They Are There".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-ext-score noresize" data-midi="//upload.wikimedia.org/score/5/o/5opgdbkf6uqfa2vbnpzboi6h3hb2teo/5opgdbkf.midi"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/score/5/o/5opgdbkf6uqfa2vbnpzboi6h3hb2teo/5opgdbkf.png" width="763" height="154" alt="
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" /></div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Battle Cry of Freedom" proved popular among Union soldiers during the American Civil War. According to Henry Stone, a Union war veteran recalling in the late 1880s, the song helped the morale of Union soldiers: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>A <a href="/wiki/Glee_club" title="Glee club">glee club</a> came down from Chicago, bringing with them the new song, "We'll rally 'round the flag, boys", and it ran through the camp like wildfire. The effect was little short of miraculous. It put as much spirit and cheer into the army as a victory. Day and night one could hear it by every camp fire and in every tent. I never shall forget how the men rolled out the line, "<i>And although he may be poor, he shall never be a slave</i>." I do not know whether Mr. Root knows what good work his song did for us there, but I hope so.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Henry Stone, <i>The Century Illustrated</i>, "Memoranda on the Civil War: A Song in Camp" (1887), emphasis added<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>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 utilize the song without reservation: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>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-ended. Those looking for anti-slavery sentiments could find them, but these elements were not so pronounced as to offend those who were solely unionists. The chorus was the key, for it was there that Root described why Northerners rallied around the flag. The first line boldly endorsed a perpetual Union – "The Union forever" – followed by a strong dismissal of secession: "Down with the traitor, up with the star." However, the battle cry Root shouted was one of "freedom." Freedom had many meanings in the Civil War – for instance, 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 abolitionism.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Christian L. McWhirter, <i>The New York Times</i>, "Birth of the 'Battle Cry<span style="padding-right:.15em;">'</span>" (July 27, 2012)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lyrics_(Union_version)"><span id="Lyrics_.28Union_version.29"></span>Lyrics (Union version)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lyrics (Union version)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Battle_Cry_of_Freedom,_G.F._Root_cover.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/The_Battle_Cry_of_Freedom%2C_G.F._Root_cover.jpg/170px-The_Battle_Cry_of_Freedom%2C_G.F._Root_cover.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/The_Battle_Cry_of_Freedom%2C_G.F._Root_cover.jpg/255px-The_Battle_Cry_of_Freedom%2C_G.F._Root_cover.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/The_Battle_Cry_of_Freedom%2C_G.F._Root_cover.jpg/340px-The_Battle_Cry_of_Freedom%2C_G.F._Root_cover.jpg 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="854" /></a><figcaption>"The Battle Cry of Freedom"</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>Oh we'll rally round the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">flag</a>, boys, we'll rally once again,<sup id="cite_ref-Silverman8_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Silverman8-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Shouting the battle cry of freedom,<br /> And we'll rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain,<br /> Shouting the battle cry of freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">The <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> forever, hurrah! boys, hurrah!</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Down with the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">traitors</a>, up with the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">stars</a>;</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">While we rally round the flag, boys, we rally once again,</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Shouting the battle cry of freedom!</span><br /> <br /> Oh we're springing to the call for three hundred thousand more,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Shouting the battle cry of freedom!<br /> And we'll fill the vacant ranks with a million <a href="/wiki/Freedman#United_States" title="Freedman">freemen</a> more,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Shouting the battle cry of freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> We will welcome to <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">our numbers</a> the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Unionist" title="Southern Unionist">loyal</a>, true and brave,<br /> Shouting the battle cry of freedom!<br /> And although he may be poor, <a href="/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States" title="Abolitionism in the United States">he shall never be a slave</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Shouting the battle cry of freedom!<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> So we're springing to the call <a href="/wiki/Eastern_United_States" title="Eastern United States">from the East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">from the West</a>,<br /> Shouting the battle cry of Freedom;<br /> And we'll hurl <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">the rebel crew</a> from the land we love the best,<br /> Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span> </p> </div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extended_lyrics_(Union_version)"><span id="Extended_lyrics_.28Union_version.29"></span>Extended lyrics (Union version)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Extended lyrics (Union version)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As published in Hoge, <i>The Boys in Blue</i> (1867) pp. 477–479.<sup id="cite_ref-Hoge9_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoge9-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>Oh we'll rally round the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">flag</a>, boys, <br /> We'll rally once again,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ;<br /> We will rally from the hill-side, <br /> We will gather from the plain,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">The <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah!</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Down with the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Traitors</a>, up with the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">Stars</a>;</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">While we rally round the flag, boys, </span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Rally once again,</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom!</span><br /> <br /> We are springing to the call <br /> Of our brothers gone before,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ;<br /> And we'll fill the vacant ranks<br /> With a million <a href="/wiki/Freedman#United_States" title="Freedman">freemen</a> more,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> We will welcome to <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">our number</a> <br /> The <a href="/wiki/Southern_Unionist" title="Southern Unionist">loyal</a>, true and brave,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.<br /> And although he may be poor, <br /> <a href="/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States" title="Abolitionism in the United States">He shall never be a slave</a>,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom!<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> So we're springing to the call <br /> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_United_States" title="Eastern United States">From the East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">from the West</a>,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ;<br /> And we'll hurl <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">the Rebel crew</a> <br /> From the land we love the best,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> We are marching to the field, boys,<br /> Going to the fight,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ;<br /> And we'll bear the glorious Stars<br /> Of the Union and the Right,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> We'll meet the Rebel host, boys,<br /> With fearless hearts and true,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ;<br /> And we'll show what Uncle Sam<br /> Has for loyal men to do,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> If we fail amid the fray, boys,<br /> We will face them to the last,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ;<br /> And our comrades brave shall hear us,<br /> As we are rushing past,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> Yes, for Liberty and Union,<br /> We are springing to the fight,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ;<br /> And the victory shall be ours, <br /> Forever rising in our might,<br /> Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span> </p> </div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lyrics_(Confederate_version)"><span id="Lyrics_.28Confederate_version.29"></span>Lyrics (Confederate version)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lyrics (Confederate version)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Iiif-public_music_muscivilwar-200002539_001-full-pct_100.0-0-default.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Iiif-public_music_muscivilwar-200002539_001-full-pct_100.0-0-default.jpg/220px-Iiif-public_music_muscivilwar-200002539_001-full-pct_100.0-0-default.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Iiif-public_music_muscivilwar-200002539_001-full-pct_100.0-0-default.jpg/330px-Iiif-public_music_muscivilwar-200002539_001-full-pct_100.0-0-default.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Iiif-public_music_muscivilwar-200002539_001-full-pct_100.0-0-default.jpg/440px-Iiif-public_music_muscivilwar-200002539_001-full-pct_100.0-0-default.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3172" data-file-height="3970" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>Our <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag of the Confederate States of America">flag</a> is proudly floating on the land and on the main,<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!<br /> Beneath it oft we've conquered, and we'll conquer oft again!<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Our Dixie forever! She's never at a loss!</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Down with the <a href="/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States" title="Great Seal of the United States">eagle</a> and up with the <a href="/wiki/Saltire#Confederate_Army_of_Northern_Virginia_battle_flag_(1863–1865)" title="Saltire">cross</a></span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">While we rally 'round the <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonnie Blue Flag">Bonnie flag</a>, we'll rally once again,</span><br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!</span><br /> <br /> Our gallant boys have marched to the rolling of the drums.<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!<br /> And <a href="/wiki/Confederate_generals" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate generals">the leaders in charge</a> cry out, "Come, boys, come!"<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> They have laid down their lives on the bloody battle field.<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!<br /> Their motto is resistance – "To the tyrants never yield!"<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span><br /> <br /> While <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">our boys</a> have responded and to the fields have gone!<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of freedom!<br /> <a href="/wiki/Gender_issues_in_the_American_Civil_War#Confederacy" title="Gender issues in the American Civil War">Our noble women</a> also have aided them at home!<br /> Shout, shout the battle cry of freedom!<br /> <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;">(Chorus)</span> </p> </div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chorus_(1864_election_campaign)"><span id="Chorus_.281864_election_campaign.29"></span>Chorus (1864 election campaign)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chorus (1864 election campaign)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>For <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Lincoln</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Johnson</a>, hurrah, boys, hurrah!<br /> Down with the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">rebellion</a> and on with the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">war</a>,<br /> While we rally round the <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">cause</a>, boys, we'll rally in our might,<br /> Singing the holy cause of freemen. </p> </div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Battle_Cry_of_Freedom" title="Special:EditPage/Battle Cry of Freedom">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div><ul><li>The song is sung by a marching unit of Union infantry in the film <a href="/wiki/The_Undefeated_(1969_film)" title="The Undefeated (1969 film)"><i>The Undefeated</i></a> (1969).</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ry_Cooder" title="Ry Cooder">Ry Cooder</a> performed this song as "Rally 'Round the Flag" on his <i><a href="/wiki/Boomer%27s_Story" title="Boomer's Story">Boomer's Story</a></i> album.</li><li>The song is also performed in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Long_Riders" title="The Long Riders">The Long Riders</a></i> (1980), with music produced by Cooder. In the film, former Confederate irregular <a href="/wiki/Clell_Miller" title="Clell Miller">Clell Miller</a> (played by <a href="/wiki/Randy_Quaid" title="Randy Quaid">Randy Quaid</a>) confronts a musician playing this song, and forces him at gunpoint to play <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Good_Ol%27_Rebel" title="I'm a Good Ol' Rebel">I'm a Good Ol' Rebel</a></i> instead.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Taylor_(American_musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Taylor (American musician)">Eric Taylor</a> has a live recording of this song as "Rally 'Round the Flag" on his <i>Hollywood Pocketknife</i> album in 2007.</li><li>Keith and Rusty McNeil perform both the "Battle Cry of Freedom" and "Southern Battle Cry of Freedom" on <i>Civil War Songs with Historical Narration</i> (WEM Records, 1989, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-878360-11-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-878360-11-6">1-878360-11-6</a>).</li><li>This song features prominently in <a href="/wiki/Ken_Burns" title="Ken Burns">Ken Burns</a>' documentary <i><a href="/wiki/The_Civil_War_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Civil War (TV series)">The Civil War</a></i>, where it is performed by Jacqueline Schwab.</li><li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Bragg" title="Billy Bragg">Billy Bragg</a> wrote a song based upon the music of "Battle Cry of Freedom" called "There Is Power in a Union" on the <i><a href="/wiki/Talking_with_the_Taxman_about_Poetry" class="mw-redirect" title="Talking with the Taxman about Poetry">Talking with the Taxman about Poetry</a></i> album. This song has different music and words than the song of the same name written by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Hill_(activist)" title="Joe Hill (activist)">Joe Hill</a>. For example, the chorus goes: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>The Union forever defending our rights<br /> Down with the blackleg, all workers unite<br /> With our brothers and our sisters from many far off lands<br /> There is power in a Union </p> </div></blockquote> The song titled "Rally Round The Flag" was featured on Flamin' Groovies lead vocalist Chris Wilson's 1993 solo Record <i>Random Centuries</i> in which he sings all vocal harmonies (based on Ry Cooder's version).</li><li><a href="/wiki/Homer_and_Jethro" title="Homer and Jethro">Homer and Jethro</a> (Henry Haynes and Ken Burns) released a 1967 parody called "The Ballad of Roger Miller" that used music from "Battle Cry of Freedom" in the verses.</li><li><i><a href="/wiki/Rally_Round_the_Flag,_Boys!" title="Rally Round the Flag, Boys!">Rally Round the Flag, Boys!</a></i>, a 1958 film, was based on a novel with the same title by <a href="/wiki/Max_Shulman" title="Max Shulman">Max Shulman</a>, published in 1956.</li><li>Indie rock band <a href="/wiki/Titus_Andronicus_(band)" title="Titus Andronicus (band)">Titus Andronicus</a> employ an adaptation of "Battle Cry of Freedom" in "A More Perfect Union", the first song on their Civil War-themed 2010 album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Monitor_(album)" title="The Monitor (album)">The Monitor</a></i>. The altered verses include references to <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Davis" title="Jefferson Davis">Jefferson Davis</a>, the Confederate leader, and abolitionist <a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)" title="John Brown (abolitionist)">John Brown</a>.</li><li>Film composer <a href="/wiki/John_Williams" title="John Williams">John Williams</a>, in his score for the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_(film)" title="Lincoln (film)">Lincoln</a></i>, used an excerpt from "The Battle Cry of Freedom" in the track "Call to Muster and Battle Cry", with vocals performed by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Chorus" title="Chicago Symphony Chorus">Chicago Symphony Chorus</a> and music performed by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Chicago Symphony Orchestra">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</a>. The song is also sung by Republican members of the House of Representatives to celebrate passage of the <a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">13th Amendment</a>.</li><li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Costello" title="Elvis Costello">Elvis Costello</a> sang and played the last lines of the song in the <i><a href="/wiki/Two_and_a_Half_Men" title="Two and a Half Men">Two and a Half Men</a></i> episode, "Back Off, Mary Poppins".</li><li>The song is played at the dedication of the <a href="/wiki/Hill_Valley_(Back_to_the_Future)" title="Hill Valley (Back to the Future)">Hill Valley</a> Courthouse (clock tower) in <i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_Part_III" title="Back to the Future Part III">Back to the Future Part III</a></i> (1990), in a scene set in 1885.</li><li>The song is sung during the opening credits of the 1939 film <i><a href="/wiki/Young_Mr._Lincoln" title="Young Mr. Lincoln">Young Mr. Lincoln</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Henry_Fonda" title="Henry Fonda">Henry Fonda</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/John_Ford" title="John Ford">John Ford</a>.</li><li>The song is sung by <a href="/wiki/Miriam_Hopkins" title="Miriam Hopkins">Miriam Hopkins</a> in the 1940 film <i><a href="/wiki/Virginia_City_(film)" title="Virginia City (film)">Virginia City</a></i>.</li><li>The song with possible lyrics from Ireland was sung by <a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Rovers" title="The Irish Rovers">The Irish Rovers</a> in Episode 1 of Season 7 of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Virginian_(TV_series)" title="The Virginian (TV series)">The Virginian</a>.</i></li><li>The song was covered by rock band <a href="/wiki/Bon_Iver" title="Bon Iver">Bon Iver</a> at a campaign rally for <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris's</a> <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign" title="Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign">2024 presidential campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_cry" title="Battle cry">Battle cry</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Battle_Hymn_of_the_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="The Battle Hymn of the Republic">The Battle Hymn of the Republic</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcIvor2006" class="citation book cs1">McIvor, James (October 31, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=QmXGeP55nmAC&q=%22h.+l.+schreiner%22+composer&pg=PT55"><i>God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers: A True Civil War Christmas Story</i></a>. Penguin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4406-2731-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4406-2731-6"><bdi>978-1-4406-2731-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=God+Rest+Ye+Merry%2C+Soldiers%3A+A+True+Civil+War+Christmas+Story&rft.pub=Penguin&rft.date=2006-10-31&rft.isbn=978-1-4406-2731-6&rft.aulast=McIvor&rft.aufirst=James&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DQmXGeP55nmAC%26q%3D%2522h.%2Bl.%2Bschreiner%2522%2Bcomposer%26pg%3DPT55&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMillard2011" class="citation book cs1">Millard, Candice (2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Gss_INMTZQIC&pg=PA71"><i>Destiny of the Republic</i></a>. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. p. 70. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780767929714" title="Special:BookSources/9780767929714"><bdi>9780767929714</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Destiny+of+the+Republic&rft.pages=70&rft.pub=Knopf+Doubleday+Publishing&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9780767929714&rft.aulast=Millard&rft.aufirst=Candice&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DGss_INMTZQIC%26pg%3DPA71&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSinclair1999" class="citation book cs1">Sinclair, James B. (1999). <i>A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives</i>. <a href="/wiki/Yale_University_Press" title="Yale University Press">Yale University Press</a>. pp. 518–520. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780300076011" title="Special:BookSources/9780300076011"><bdi>9780300076011</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Descriptive+Catalogue+of+the+Music+of+Charles+Ives&rft.pages=518-520&rft.pub=Yale+University+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=9780300076011&rft.aulast=Sinclair&rft.aufirst=James+B.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStone1887" class="citation web cs1">Stone, Henry (1887). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=VUs6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA320">"A Song in Camp"</a>. <i>Memoranda on the Civil War</i>. The Century Illustrated<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 4,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Memoranda+on+the+Civil+War&rft.atitle=A+Song+in+Camp&rft.date=1887&rft.aulast=Stone&rft.aufirst=Henry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DVUs6AQAAMAAJ%26pg%3DPA320&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcWhirter2012" class="citation web cs1">McWhirter, Christian L. (July 27, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/birth-of-the-battle-hymn/?_r=1">"Birth of the 'Battle Cry'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. New York<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 4,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Birth+of+the+%27Battle+Cry%27&rft.date=2012-07-27&rft.aulast=McWhirter&rft.aufirst=Christian+L.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fopinionator.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F07%2F27%2Fbirth-of-the-battle-hymn%2F%3F_r%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Silverman8-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Silverman8_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Silverman, <i>Ballads and Songs of the Civil War</i>, p. 8</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/collection/p15037coll1/id/2396">"The Battle Cry of Freedom"</a>. <i>Temple Digital Collections</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Temple+Digital+Collections&rft.atitle=The+Battle+Cry+of+Freedom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.library.temple.edu%2Fdigital%2Fcollection%2Fp15037coll1%2Fid%2F2396&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/penpictureswarl00billgoog"><i>Pen-pictures of the War: Lyrics, Incidents, and Sketches of the Rebellion; Comprising a Choice Selection of Pieces by Our Best Poets, Also, Current and Well Authenticated Anecdotes and Incidents of the War. Together with a Full Account of Many of the Great Battles, Also, a Complete Historical Record of All Events, Both Civil and Military, from the Commencement of the Rebellion</i></a>. C.A. Alvord. March 30, 1864. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/penpictureswarl00billgoog/page/n14">98</a> – via Internet Archive. <q>ranks with a million freemen more..</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pen-pictures+of+the+War%3A+Lyrics%2C+Incidents%2C+and+Sketches+of+the+Rebellion%3B+Comprising+a+Choice+Selection+of+Pieces+by+Our+Best+Poets%2C+Also%2C+Current+and+Well+Authenticated+Anecdotes+and+Incidents+of+the+War.+Together+with+a+Full+Account+of+Many+of+the+Great+Battles%2C+Also%2C+a+Complete+Historical+Record+of+All+Events%2C+Both+Civil+and+Military%2C+from+the+Commencement+of+the+Rebellion&rft.pages=98&rft.pub=C.A.+Alvord&rft.date=1864-03-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fpenpictureswarl00billgoog&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hoge9-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Hoge9_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hoge, <i>The Boys in Blue</i>, p. 477–479</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu">jhu.edu</a>. Accessed 2017 March 21.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKamalaHQ2024" class="citation web cs1">@KamalaHQ (August 7, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/KamalaHQ/status/1821253083369795686">".@boniver performs at the Harris-Walz rally in Eau Claire 💙"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=.%40boniver+performs+at+the+Harris-Walz+rally+in+Eau+Claire+%F0%9F%92%99&rft.date=2024-08-07&rft.au=KamalaHQ&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FKamalaHQ%2Fstatus%2F1821253083369795686&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+Cry+of+Freedom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This line is sometimes given as: "We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This line is sometimes given as: "And we'll fill the vacant ranks of our brothers gone before."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This line is sometimes given as: "And although they may be poor, not a man shall be a slave."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This is probably an anachronism, as the latter song was not copyrighted until 1915, well after the scene in question, presumably in the 1870s. An edition of the sheet music of "The Good Old Rebel" is "RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE HON. THAD STEVENS", who died on August 11, 1868.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An entry in a 1910 edition of <i>Library of Southern Authors</i> (1910), Vol. 15, "Randolph, James Innes, Jr.", says that the author, Major Innes Randolph, had died on April 29, 1887.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_Cry_of_Freedom&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Collins, Ace. <i>Songs Sung, Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs</i>. HarperResource, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0060513047" title="Special:BookSources/0060513047">0060513047</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irwin_Silber" title="Irwin Silber">Irwin Silber</a>, <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW05717.pdf">Songs of the Civil War</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000422/http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW05717.pdf">Archived</a> March 4, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i>, Dover, 1995.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSilverman2011" class="citation book cs1">Silverman, Jerry (April 15, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=iTG4AgAAQBAJ&q=%22Porter%27s+brave+division+shall+go+forth%22&pg=PA26"><i>Ballads and Songs of the Civil War</i></a>. Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781610650182" title="Special:BookSources/9781610650182"><bdi>9781610650182</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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