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Song

"Boxing Cry of Liberty"
Cover of the 1862 sail music for "Boxing Cry of Freedom".
Song
Songwriter(s)	George Frederick Root

The "Battle Weep 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 and then pop that composer H. Fifty. Schreiner and lyricist Westward. H. Barnes adapted it for the Confederacy.^[i]

A modified Spousal relationship version was used equally the campaign song for the Lincoln-Johnson ticket in the 1864 presidential election, as well as in elections subsequently the state of war, such as for Garfield in the 1880 U.S. presidential election.^[2] The song was so popular that the music publisher had xiv printing presses going at 1 fourth dimension and still could not keep upward with demand. It is estimated that over 700,000 copies of this vocal were put in apportionment. Louis Moreau Gottschalk idea and so highly of the song that in his diary he confided that he idea "it should be our national anthem" and used it as the ground for his 1863 concert paraphrase for solo piano "Le Cri de délivrance," opus 55, and defended information technology to Root, who was a personal friend. Charles Ives quoted the song in several compositions, including his own patriotic song, "They Are There".^[three]

History [edit]

"Battle Cry of Freedom" proved popular amid Wedlock soldiers during the American Civil State of war. According to Henry Stone, a Marriage war veteran recalling in the late 1880s, the vocal helped the morale of Wedlock soldiers:

A glee club came downwardly from Chicago, bringing with them the new vocal, "We'll rally 'round the flag, boys", and it ran through the camp similar wildfire. The effect was little short of miraculous. It put as much spirit and cheer into the army as a victory. Day and night i could hear it past every camp fire and in every tent. I never shall forget how the men rolled out the line, "And although he may be poor, he shall never be a slave." I do not know whether Mr. Root knows what good work his vocal did for us there, only I promise then.

—Henry Rock, The Century Illustrated, "Memoranda on the Ceremonious War: A Vocal in Military camp" (1887), emphasis added.^[four]

According to historian Christian 50. McWhirter, the vocal's success and popularity among the Union was due to its even-handed references to both abolition and unionism. Thus, both groups of Unionists, those opposed to slavery and secession, could utilize the song without reservation:

The power of "The Boxing Cry of Freedom" to bridge divisions over emancipation is not surprising. The song'south definition of the Northern cause is purposely open-concluded. 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 primal, for it was at that place that Root described why Northerners rallied effectually the flag. The offset line boldly endorsed a perpetual Wedlock – "The Union forever" – followed by a stiff dismissal of secession: "Downwardly with the traitor, up with the star." However, the boxing cry Root shouted was one of "freedom." Freedom had many meanings in the Civil War – for instance, freedom from Amalgamated political tyranny or the ofttimes-perceived "slaveholders' conspiracy" – only, in the context of Root's political beliefs and other activities, he clearly meant to propose some degree of abolition.

—Christian 50. McWhirter, The New York Times, "Birth of the 'Boxing Cry'" (July 27, 2012).^[v]

Lyrics (Wedlock version) [edit]

"The Boxing Weep of Freedom"

Oh we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally over again,^[6]
Shouting the battle cry of freedom,
And we'll rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain,
Shouting the battle weep of freedom.

(Chorus)

The Union forever, hurrah! boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitors, up with the stars;^[7]
While nosotros rally round the flag, boys, we rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of liberty!

Oh we're springing to the call for three hundred chiliad more,^[a]
Shouting the boxing cry of freedom!
And we'll fill the vacant ranks with a million freemen more,^{[viii] [9] [b]}
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.

(Chorus)

Nosotros volition welcome to our numbers the loyal, true and dauntless,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
And although he may be poor, he shall never be a slave,^[c]
Shouting the battle cry of liberty!

(Chorus)

So nosotros're springing to the call from the East and from the Due west,
Shouting the boxing cry of Freedom;
And we'll hurl the insubordinate crew from the land we beloved the best,
Shouting the battle weep of Liberty.

(Chorus)

Lyrics (Confederate version) [edit]

Our flag is proudly floating on the land and on the main,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!
Beneath it oft we've conquered, and we'll conquer oft again!
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!

(Chorus)
Our Dixie forever! She'due south never at a loss!
Down with the eagle and upwards with the cross
While we rally 'round the Bonnie flag, we'll rally once again,
Shout, shout the boxing cry of Freedom!

Our gallant boys have marched to the rolling of the drums.
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!
And the leaders in charge weep out, "Come, boys, come!"
Shout, shout the battle weep of Liberty!

(Chorus)

They have laid downwards their lives on the bloody battle field.
Shout, shout the battle weep of Freedom!
Their motto is resistance – "To the tyrants never yield!"
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!

(Chorus)

While our boys have responded and to the fields have gone!
Shout, shout the battle weep of liberty!
Our noble women too take aided them at home!
Shout, shout the boxing weep of liberty!

(Chorus)

Chorus (1864 election entrada) [edit]

For Lincoln and Johnson, hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Downwardly with the rebellion and on with the war,
While nosotros rally circular the cause, boys, nosotros'll rally in our might,
Singing the holy crusade of freemen.

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In popular civilization [edit]

• The song is sung by a marching unit of measurement of Marriage infantry in the moving-picture show The Undefeated (1969).
• Ry Cooder performed this song as "Rally 'Circular the Flag" on his Boomer's Story album.
• The song is also performed in The Long Riders (1980), with music produced past Cooder. In the motion picture, former Confederate irregular Clell Miller (played past Randy Quaid) confronts a musician playing this song, and forces him at gunpoint to play I'm a Adept Ol' Rebel instead.^[d]
• Eric Taylor has a alive recording of this vocal as "Rally 'Circular the Flag" on his Hollywood Knife anthology in 2007.
• Keith and Rusty McNeil perform both the "Boxing Cry of Freedom" and "Southern Battle Cry of Freedom" on Civil State of war Songs with Historical Narration (WEM Records, 1989, ISBN i-878360-xi-6).
• This song features prominently in Ken Burns' documentary The Civil War, performed by Jacqueline Schwab.
• Billy Bragg wrote a song based upon the music of "Battle Cry of Liberty" called "There Is Power in a Union" on the Talking with the Taxman most Poetry anthology. This song has different music and words than the vocal of the same name written by Joe Colina. For example, the chorus goes:

  The Union forever defending our rights
  Downwards with the blackleg, all workers unite
  With our brothers and our sisters from many far off lands
  There is power in a Union

• Homer and Jethro (Henry Haynes and Ken Burns) released a 1967 parody called "The Carol of Roger Miller" that used music from "Battle Cry of Liberty" in the verses.
• Rally Round the Flag, Boys!, a 1958 pic, was based on a novel with the same title by Max Shulman, published in 1956.
• Indie rock band Titus Andronicus employ an accommodation of "Battle Cry of Freedom" in "A More Perfect Union", the offset song on their Civil State of war-themed 2010 anthology The Monitor. The altered verses include references to Jefferson Davis, the Amalgamated leader, and abolitionist John Brown.
• Film composer John Williams, in his score for the 2012 Steven Spielberg film, Lincoln, used an excerpt from "The Battle Cry of Liberty" in the rail "Call to Muster and Battle Cry", with vocals performed by the Chicago Symphony Chorus and music performed past the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The vocal is besides sung by Republican members of the Firm of Representatives to celebrate passage of the 13th Amendment.
• Elvis Costello sang and played the final lines of the song in the Ii and a Half Men episode, "Back Off, Mary Poppins".
• The song is played at the dedication of the Hill Valley Courthouse (clock tower) in Back to the Futurity Office Three (1990).
• The song is sung during the opening credits of the 1939 film Young Mr. Lincoln starring Henry Fonda and directed past John Ford.
• The song is sung past Miriam Hopkins in the 1940 film Virginia Metropolis.
• The song with possible lyrics from Ireland was sung by The Irish Rovers in Episode ane of Season 7 of The Virginian (TV series).

Run into also [edit]

• Battle cry
• The Battle Hymn of the Commonwealth

References [edit]

1. ^ McIvor, James (October 31, 2006). God Remainder Ye Merry, Soldiers: A True Civil War Christmas Story. Penguin. ISBN978-1-4406-2731-vi.
2. ^ Millard, Candice (2011). Destiny of the Republic. p. 70. ISBN9780767929714.
3. ^ Sinclair, James B. (1999). A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives. Yale University Printing. pp. 518–520. ISBN9780300076011.
4. ^ Stone, Henry (1887). "A Song in Army camp". Memoranda on the Ceremonious War. The Century Illustrated. Retrieved September four, 2015.
5. ^ McWhirter, Christian L. (July 27, 2012). "Nascency of the 'Battle Cry'". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved September iv, 2015.
6. ^ Silverman, Ballads and Songs of the Civil War, p. 8
7. ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.library.temple.edu.
8. ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.library.temple.edu.
9. ^ Pen-pictures of the State of war: Lyrics, Incidents, and Sketches of the Rebellion; Comprising a Option Selection of Pieces past Our Best Poets, Too, Current and Well Authenticated Anecdotes and Incidents of the War. Together with a Full Account of Many of the Great Battles, Also, a Consummate Historical Tape of All Events, Both Ceremonious and Armed forces, from the Showtime of the Rebellion. C.A. Alvord. March 30, 1864. p. 98 – via Net Annal. ranks with a million freemen more..
10. ^ jhu.edu. Accessed 2022 March 21.

Notes [edit]

1. ^ This line is sometimes given as: "We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before."
2. ^ This line is sometimes given every bit: "And we'll fill the vacant ranks of our brothers gone earlier."
3. ^ This line is sometimes given every bit: "And although they may be poor, not a man shall be a slave."
4. ^ 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 canvass music of "The Good Old Rebel" is "RESPECTFULLY Defended TO THE HON. THAD STEVENS", who died on August 11, 1868.^[10] An entry in a 1910 edition of Library of Southern Authors (1910), Vol. 15, "Randolph, James Innes, Jr.", says that the author, Major Innes Randolph, had died on April 29, 1887.

Bibliography [edit]

• Collins, Ace. Songs Sung, Red, White, and Blueish: The Stories Backside America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs. HarperResource, 2003. ISBN 0060513047
• Irwin Silber, Songs of the Civil State of war, Dover, 1995.
• Silverman, Jerry (Apr 15, 2011). Ballads and Songs of the Civil War. Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. ISBN9781610650182 . Retrieved March xv, 2015.

External links [edit]

• Battle Cry of Liberty ^{[ dead link ]} at Allmusic
• Battle Weep of Liberty at Ceremonious War Songs
• Canvass music for "Battle Cry of Freedom", from Project Gutenberg
• MIDI for "Boxing Weep of Liberty", from Projection Gutenberg
• "Battle Cry of Liberty" (Matrimony Version), Walter Van Brunt (Edison Bluish Amberol 2904, 1916)—Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project.
• "Battle Cry of Liberty" Confederate/Wedlock (music video), Tom Roush.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Cry_of_Freedom