Music in the Civil War

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Music in the Civil War
The North and the South both used music extensively during the Civil War. They used it to rally troops, to march by, as recreation, and many more reasons. When the soldiers would march off to war, they took a love of song that was divided among them. General Robert E. Lee once said, “Without music, there would have been no army, music is as indispensable to warfare as money.” Alot of the time the North and the South would borrow each others tunes and lyrics. Often times the night before a battle both sides would play against each other. It was not uncommon for each side to serenade each other. Battle would even stop while a concert was held. Band concerts were a popular form of entertainment and pianos graced the homes and parlors. Music passed the time, it comforted them and was also an entertainment. It brought back memories of their families and home. In camp and hospitals they would sing sentimental songs and ballads, comic songs and patriotic numbers. Most would say music was better than rations or medicine.
The Civil War era was very important in the development of American music. Soldiers from across the country came together for the war and music began to cross fertilize each other, trading tunes, instruments, and even techniques. This process was aided by the railroad industry and other technological developments that made travel and communication easier. This music was considered “the first American folk music”, and was very unique to America. Many songs came from the Civil War and remained very popular. Some might say that if the music was arranged in proper sequence, it would form actual history of the conflicts, its events, characters, and principles of the opposing sides. This era also produc...

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...her would use the song for their own use. For example, the South’s revision of The Star Spangled Banner was changed to The Southern Cross.

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