"We Are Coming Father Abra'am" by Frederick Fennell & The Eastman Wind Ensemble

On July 1, 1862, Lincoln put out a call for 300,000 more volunteer soldiers to fight in the Union army. Quaker abolitionist James Sloan Gibbons quickly wrote the poem "We Are Coming Father Abra'am (300,000 More)," which was printed in the New York Evening Post on July 16. Several composers just as quickly set the poem to music, including Stephen Foster and L.O. Emerson. The Emerson version is the most famous.

The video begins with a brief historical monologue. The song begins at about 1:30. It is performed by Frederick Fennell & the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and apparently is an accurate rendition of how the song would have been performed in 1862.

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• Frederick Fennell
• Abraham Lincoln
• Civil War
• 300000 More
• James Sloan Gibbons

[root6170]

Of all the versions shown on this page, this is by far the best.

[fearlessfred14]

Oddly enough, this song was written by a Quaker in one of the few wars most Quakers supported.

[sousafan100]

@TheLushie its martin gabel - i have the recording

[galoon]

I love the Civil War song parodies! Have you heard the parody the soldiers came up with for "Just Before the Battle, Mother"? --Just before the battle, Mother....I was drinking mountain dew...when I saw the Yankees marching, to the rear I quickly flew... I hope someone records the version of this one you're talking about!

[TheLushie]

Who is the narrator? It sounds like Richard Burton, but, at my age, even my hearing is suspect.

[Diwisie]

Great song! Greetings from Germany