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.natlib.ihas.200000024/default.html

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/digitalcollections/images/hasm/a/a56/a5654/a5654-1-lr...

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[Debbie321lopez]

1:51 James Headfield's grandpa??

[koreathreekingdoms]

this should be the american national anthem sounds way more badass.

[pnd3022]

けいおんss読むと聴きたくなる

[39library]

いいね。

[TheAndyman1000]

the folks back home is a-countin' on you and by golly, we ain't about to let 'em down. I tell you something else, if this thing turns out to be half as important as I figure it just might be, I'd say that you're all in line for some important promotions and personal citations when this thing's over with. That goes for ever' last one of you regardless of your race, color or your creed. Now let's get this thing on the hump - we got some flyin' to do.

[AngelofDeath000013]

thumbs up if Jib Jab brought you here

[joker52mlb]

@thatlemondude Basically, slavery as an institution was allowed by the state, until our president Lincoln was elected. Because he was an slavery abolitionist, amongst other things, he came to the conclusion that war was the only thing that could solve the problems between the north and the south. This was a huge ideological battle, it was over so much more than slavery. And the north (USA) eventually won, because of superior logistics and greater numbers. Horrific war though.

[thatlemondude]

@thePoetsTime

kwl. thnx :)

[thePoetsTime]

@thatlemondude

the Union(northern states that opposed slavery) were fighting against the southern states to abolish slavery and the southern states tried to separate and form their own country but the Union fought(and won) to keep the country together and abolished slavery

this didnt really stop the racism in the country but it was a step in the right direction

[thatlemondude]

I am english, and I don't know much about this, can someone explain about the union and the south to me. Thnx

[Chon12490]

I wonder if johnny ever did come marching home....or he marched straight to the battle of gettysburg.

[Pinter333]

Makes me feel like a true american patriot. And i'm from Norway and have never been to the states.