It was hailed in The New York Times as 'historical writing of the highest order.' The Washington Post called it 'the finest single volume.

Over 100 years later, Billy Bragg composed, There Is Power in a Union, set to the tune of Root’s Battle Cry of Freedom. Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History and a New York Times Bestseller, Battle Cry of Freedom is universally recognized as the definitive account of the Civil War. The song has been recorded many times, in many versions. It was not unusual for a single house to order 20,000 copies at once and the aggregate sale of each song is estimated at from 500,000 to 750,000.”

At one time the publishers had fourteen presses at work on the latter, and were even then unable to fill the orders, which crowded in from every direction. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2003. None of them fail of success, or at least a degree of popularity but Tramp, Tramp! and The Battle Cry achieved a phenomenal record. The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom : The Civil War Era by James M. The Times continues: “In a catalogue of 114 National War Songs, recently published, no less than 36 are from the pen of Mr. The composer published over 500 pieces of music from 1848 until 1896 but when the New York Times ran his obituary, it was The Battle Cry of Freedom mentioned in the banner. The patriotic song Rally ‘Round the Flag, originally titled The Battle Cry of Freedom, was written by George F. Graphic Arts Collection (GA) 2017- in process Contents: The Union Marseillaise.–A Yankee man-of-war.–The army of liberty.–The flag of our Union.–Volunteer’s song.–Rally around the flag boys.

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