Poems & Songs of the Civil War


The men that fought in the Civil War used songs and poetry to share their thoughts, fears and feelings of what they saw around them.  There were songs about battle, poems about loved ones left behind and verses about friends lost to war. 

We found an excellent web site dedicated to the music and poetry of the Civil War.  Below are some of our favorites.

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Soli

THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG 

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by Will Henry Thompson

Everybody's Dixie

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by  Albert Pike (1809-1891)

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The Swamp Angels

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by Annnonymous

Union Dixie

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music: Dan Decatur Emmett Words: Annonymous

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POEM FOR CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY

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by Oliver Reeves

YELLOW  ROSE OF TEXAS

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M + M 

HURRAH FOR THE LIGHT ARTILLERY!

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by Anonymous

THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG

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Lyrics by 
HARRY MACARTHY ( d. 1874)

Lollipop A Grave in Hollywood Cemetry, Richmond (J.R.T.)

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by Margaret Junkin Preston (1820-1897)

 

Dixie's Land

 

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by Daniel Decatur Emmett (1815-1904)

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