She penned "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in November 1861 ... while his soldiers camp in the background, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1777. To the left, partially ...

"Here's a song that was reportedly sung by both sides in the Civil War," Cash says, guitar in hand, to kick off a performance of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The real history on that point ...

It was an extraordinary rise, given his Irish Catholic background and the deep ... Then, every prisoner sang the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in unison. A choir at the prayer event then ...

Julia Ward Howe wrote a rousing anthem for the Union in the Civil War. Since then, it's been caught in a cultural tug-of-war over who it's an anthem for — social conservatives, evangelical ...

John Brown is cornered at Harpers Ferry and Robert E Lee's army rushes the armory doors. He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah ...

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I suppose that is why “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” the patriotic standard whose lyrics were first published in The Atlantic in 1862, is so stirring. I reimagined this anthem as a ...

He said the legislation “undermines the work” of his Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. (CNN, POOL, CBS) ...

It is the swelling sound of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a timeless song that inspires and unites. More than 150 years old, the patriotic tune seems to have always existed, but it had to ...

Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) gave the United States — and the world — some of the most inspirational words ever written. She penned "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in November 1861, during a ...

This patriotic and historic picture portrays the writing of the famous national hymn by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. In the early part of the Civil War President Lincoln was very much discouraged at the ...