Soldier Song: A True Story of the Civil War

This true Civil War tale of the winter after the Battle of Fredericksburg explains how enemies were brought together for a single night. As the two sides waited out the winter, music was ever present with songs to wake them up, announce breakfast and to get to work around the camp. Dixie was sung

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on both sides, with the Union using different words than the Confederate soldiers, until one evening all joined in singing “Home, Sweet Home.” Includes Civil War Note, The Song, Timeline, Bibliography, Quotation Source.

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