Sherman's March to the sea

26 August 2010, according to Pat Padua mark Zelesky layouts Byers ' poem was based on j. o. Rockwell music. "Sherman's march to the sea" o. j. Rockwell. New York: Wm. Hall & son, 1865.

The following blog post is Mark Zelesky, School Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University in recent graduate.

Our internship during my colleagues and I Junior Fellows internship found more that highlight the diversity of the materials collected in the library of Congress.10 weeks we processed materials several collections, including the so-called "Communist collection," the name to which these items were acquired in a specific time period, this collection includes multiple. treasures, which we presented at the Junior Fellows are open to members of Congress and Library staff.Junior Fellows spent several weeks researching these items on top of old newspapers available poring over a network, the items in the Rare Book Reading room and other online sources, greater individual placing items in a historical context.

One such discovery was a poem dating back in 1864 civil war the manuscript. Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers III 5th Volunteer Iowa Utin was jailed, Columbia, S.C., when he heard, General Sherman successful March throughout Georgia Savannah inspired by a decisive military action. [1] [2], Byers wrote five stanzas, which celebrated the profit and loss of life. identify Two stanzas has been provided below.

Our camping starts shone bright mountains
That frowned on the banks of the River below,
Although we had us guns, morning
And I look forward to listening foe –
When the rider came darkness
Corresponding mountain and wood;
And shouted, "Boys, up and is complete,
Sherman for march to the sea. "

Continue to forward our press, till our banners
Impact on out from Atlanta's grim walls,
And subdued for the patriot blood
The soil, which is the responsibility of the flag; traitor
But we paused to weep for the fallen,
We slept each river and wood;
Yet we are single, multiple (folded), laurel wreath
Since Sherman marched down to the sea.

Autobiography, With Fire and Sword, Byers's view, this poem of the original manuscript was still in prison camp ended by named Tower artificial leg, with the assistance of the exchanged prisoner who made the song "this wooden part of our soldiers in the North, where it was sung throughout and demonstration through the lines."(p. 158) song finally made the General Sherman, in fact, ask him or her to send Byers, after he had escaped from Columbia in prison. ""Our boys are all singing this song, "he said," and for you as I give you can carry my servants. ""(p. 175) of the last day of the war, when he traveled by General Grant Base, Wilmington, News Sherman's campaign between resettlement of the Carolinas.

Building Jefferson Junior Fellows-production plan is a presentation I arranged the music which instruments we had available, almost like a prison camp musician would. This trio Horn, Viola and alto Saxophone (with dramatic interpretation) presents the varied instruments accordingly ability the timbres. Our performance can be viewed on YouTube. Performers include Terri Abney dramatic reading; myself, alto Saxophone Erin Terwilliger, Viola, and Megan Martino horn.

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