Army of the Free

Army of the Free. Division Song of Porter's Division, Army of Potomac. Words by Frank Norton.

Bobby Horton. Songs of the Union Army Vol.1

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[boristhedruid]

@markmason1000 its the tune of 'the wearing of the green'. another irish ballad about the 1798 rebellion. it is much older though with many different versions of the lyrics. tho it was first annonymously penned shortly after the rebellion itself

[mackshayster]

@TheBoberton i think geography had to do with a great deal of it. prisoners died at johnstons island, elmira, and douglas in great numbers during the winter, while at andersonville and libby prison most of the deaths were in the summer months. southern neglect for prisoners began at the start of the war, as they could barely feed their own men, let alone the enemy. northern abuses began after a portion of pemberton's army captured at vicksburg violated their paroles

[markmason1000]

@WildKiltBoy huh, then whats the name of the original song?

[WildKiltBoy]

@markmason1000 The original tune was not "The Rising of the Moon" as that was not written until 1865. 

[RevBillyRayCollins]

@porterbehling Well if you cant stand up for what you believe in, then I guess you will just have to live with that descision.

[porterbehling]

@RevBillyRayCollins So please, enjoy your obese ridden, red neck filled, and racist south. I'd much rather prefer the North any day... or the west... please, don't have a good day. Because you do not deserve a good day. :)

[porterbehling]

@RevBillyRayCollins afraid?... No, I just don't think fighting on a fucking youtube page about a song is worth anything. Believe me, the last thing i'm "afraid" of, is a good for nothing, coward, traitor, and a fucking racist like yourself trying to act tough, and trying to make it sound like the confederacy were the good guys. They were traitors, and they were racist bastards. And your biased stupidity, on how our great president Lincoln was a "traitor" is stupid.

[RevBillyRayCollins]

@porterbehling Whats a matter? Afraid I will beat you in this little argument? Actually I already have, and you would realize this if you were a student of history, but your just an arrogant yankee. I realize the education system in those crowded little northern shantys isnt great but you could at least read a book on your own.

[RevBillyRayCollins]

@porterbehling Other things on his mind? Well I agree, Abe didnt give a damn about the slaves. If he did he would have freed them. Everyone knows this war was not fought to end slavery. There is nothing traitorous about the CSA, the only traitor in the whole conflict was Lincoln who swore to uphold the Const, but broke that vow dozens of times. Get your facts straight, Im not a racist nor a redneck.

[porterbehling]

@RevBillyRayCollins the War lasted for several years, and after that, the slaves were all made free. It doesn't fucking matter that they were not freed during the war. We were fighting the bloodiest war America has ever fought. The president had other things on his mind at the time.

Also, I just checked your account... apparently, you are a big "southern Confederacy supporting traitor", so I don't think I want to continue a conversation with a racist red neck from the south. have a good day