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 ...

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.

At President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013, Hicks said, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” was about to be sung by the “award-winning ...

A high school band played the “Battle Hymn” at Reagan’s inauguration as California’s governor; the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, massed in front of the Lincoln Memorial, sang the hymn during ...

US Naval Academy Glee Club sings 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' at Donald Trump's inauguration. To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app. Download the 11Alive app.

US Naval Academy Glee Club sings 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' Published: Jan. 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM EST National. Trump describes strikes on 3 Iranian nuclear sites as 'spectacular ...

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the grandiose 360-member singing group known for its lofty renditions of patriotic and religious music, will perform at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration next ...

Revival camp tune, abolitionist anthem, battle hymn, labor song, jazz standard, requiem—“The Battle Hymn of the Republic” has been repurposed for nearly every context and genre imaginable in ...

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 ...

This American gave us 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' — here's her story. Poet and playwright Julia Ward Howe, born in New York City, wrote a powerful song that lives on to this day.