Tenting Tonight Civil War Music Video

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In the shadow of the Cemetery Hill Gatehouse at Gettysburg a Union soldier reflects in song on the events of July 1, 1863 in the Civil War standard written that same year by Walter Kittredge, Tenting Tonight on the Old Campground. The touching and plaintive words, so perfectly matched to the music, were favorites of both soldiers and civilians at the time. No program of war songs was complete without a quartet rendition of the song. Every local reunion and meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic and all its national conventions featured the song, which might appropriately be termed one of the most affecting of the Civil War period. Singer -- Charlie Zahm, Director -- Rob Child

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• civil
• gettysburg
• grand
• hill
• potomac
• republic
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• war

[xkateandmel]

i have to do a project on this song....

[Steve17010]

I have heard of this song but never heard it sung until now. Thanks for uploading this video.

[1912LoverTitanic]

its a beautiful song but touching and in a way sad

[alisonandthemachine]

it was written by Walter Kitteredge from Merrimack NH

[TheNamo67]

@mrwumboben Easy -- the Rebs lost.

[TheNamo67]

That blue "wool" coat must have been hot during the summer months. Not bad during the Winter.

[Bobk857]

Beautiful, so tragic and moving

[tuyetkiennguyen]

melancholy song about soldier life during civil war

[NekoHottie15]

i'm 12 and when I was younger I had always loved the Civil War and my family fought for both sides and I'm not for slavery at all but the conferderate side seems interesting to me but a little more than the union but I live in the north but whatever

[johncashrocks221]

@AirAsslt70 Amen to that

[Aprilstrum05]

goosebumps wow

[1967mustanggta]

type in and watch -

14th Indiana

The New Taylor Swift!

you bet - damned good