THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

The most important song on the Union side during the war.

This is dedicated to my great-grandfather, Cade Suran, who served in the 13th Indiana.

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[TheTrueflue]

Does anybody here know the name of the print/artist at 2:40 with the Union officer coming into the trench before his men? Just looking for the name...thanks.

[rexlibris99]

@TheTrueflue The artist is Don Troiani and the subject is CPT Charles Gould of the 5th Vermont in action at Petersburg for which he received the Congressional Medal of Honor. His citation read in part: "Among the first to mount the enemy's works in the assault, he received a serious bayonet wound in the face, was struck several times with clubbed muskets, but bravely stood his ground, and with his sword killed the man who bayoneted him."

[obiwanobiwan13]

I'm agnostic...and from a Jewish background...

But honestly, this is one of the most beautiful, powerful songs ever written, in my opinion.

It has the Jesus/religious element to it, but it just feels so much more like it's a celebration of the human will and spirit to fight on, despite all odds...

And that's something we can ALL get behind and unite under, and given how much division there is in the world today...

There ware worse things to unify over than a celebration of the human spirit.

[Wolfen443]

@LeperMessiah01234, I certainly could prefer this one or America the Beautiful to the that old drinking song passing as our anthem. 

[Asahinahawk]

wanted to be left alone and be left to chart their own course.

Today we face similar circumstances and a civil war in the future would no longer be so crazy to imagine. DC is trying to remove our individual and in-alienable rights, as defined in the bill of rights, one by one. How far will they take their aggression out on their own citizens?

A civil war in this day and age will be bloody. It will be fought in every home and on every street. No city will be spared and many will leave us.

[Asahinahawk]

The South was correct to respond to the North's aggressiveness of mobilizing military. The North should not have made this misstep, yet its not surprising. The USA only knows how to respond to others by taking up weapons to invade. Still haven't learned.

South was also wrong to secede from the union since they were legally bound to stay in it. But, then again, its not illegal to secede if the South were to turn around and depose the Federals in DC and take over. Then again, the South just

[Asahinahawk]

Being from a city on the border between the North and South, I've learned to keep my mind open to the Civil war.

On the issue of slavery, I've found that Lincoln is not as "awesome" as the North would make him out to be. Lincoln was a huge racist and didn't want black people in the USA - he attempted to get them sent to Liberia, instead of having them stay. Lincoln simply responded to the Confederacy's plans to get rid of slavery by making his proclamation.

cont.

[AcHiEvehIgH3rGoALs88]

@CarthOanasis ur country died in 1865, there is not one south, there is one united american country. time to move on.

[sjgl8032]

Oh for the love of God, the original lyrics are, "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,"

All the horror of modern war is kind of glossed over with this non sensical PG rated schlock, "let us live to set them free." Please, death is the whole point here... What do you think war entails? Brave charges, sharp looking uniforms and Thomas Kincaid painted scenes of wholesomeness?

[inimicalbobdole]

@heartfire451

Look at Patrick Cleburne's attempt to arm slaves to fight for the South and reward them with freedom: "It would remove forever all selfish taint from our cause and place independence above every question of property."

Response: "The N_ was ordained to slavery by the Almighty. Emancipation would be the destruction of our social and political system. God forbid that this Trojan Horse should be introduced among us." Cleburne was not promoted again and died at Franklin.

[wol4ine91]

@heartfire451 I've walked Picketts Charge. That distance is wider than 'no mans land' during WWI. Prior to Gettysburg, the Union Army, under Burnside invaded Fredricksburg, Va. Part of the battle consisted of attacks up Maryes Heights. Over a dozen seperate Union charges were turned back. At days end 8000 men layed short of the stone wall atop the heights. That compares to Picketts Charge. In fact, Union soldiers shouted "Fredricksburg" after Picketts Charge.

[heartfire451]

I despise slavery as a horrid evil. Yet the South Had some valid states rights concepts. They lacked credibility in the world's eyes though and understandably so. Had they freed their slaves and then fired on Fort Sumpter S.C. I think England and others would have come in on their side in a big way and they would have won. I've heard of no braver men than confederate soldiers. Go walk Pickett's charge once and tell me otherwise. I doubt any men today could make that attack. Unbelievable courage.