When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Noted Bandmaster Patrick Gilmore wrote the lyrics for this tune when his band was attached to the 24th Massachusetts Infantry. The tune is the same as the Irish song "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye" but there is some dispute as to which came first.

"Johnny" did not refer to "Johnny Reb" but most likely Gilmore's future brother-in-law, a Union army officer. The story behind the song is on the Library of Congress website.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc...

The first page of the song (Louis Lambert was a pseudonym of Gilmore's) bears a dedication at the top "to the army and the navy of the Union". This was not a Confederate song and more than a few people on youtube need to learn how to do some very simple research.

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/sc...

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[Hybrid Credo]

Anybody know the ladies name in the vocal version in the latter half of the video?

Many thanks to anyone :)

[rexlibris99]

@HybridCredo

That was Ronnie Gilbert who was a member of the Weavers.

[FutureRangerMajor .]

One of my ancestors was a ranger in the French & Indian war.

[CoReaderz]

DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE

[Veer G]

Don't be silly. One side was fighting to preserve slavery and for secession.

[iron golem]

the confederation and the union were both good they were just both battling for control of the control of the country

[BmorePatriot]

LONG live the North. DEATH to the CSA!

[KungKras]

Menar du inte "En viking älskar livets vann HURRA! HURRA!"? :P

[Freekillerrr]

När Ölen din är kall min vän, Hurra Hurra!

Och hjärtat längtar hem igen, Hurra Hurra!

So much better! :)

[Patrik Dogan]

we now sing in the school of music

[matheus jesus]

Me gusta

[tommieparch]

also my last name was originally"Stamotopoulous...My dad "Ameriacanized" it to Stamos.....Tommy