Between 500,000 and 700,000 copies were produced. When the sheet music was published that fall, fourteen printing presses working round the clock were unable to keep up with the demand for copies. Public response to "The Battle Cry of Freedom" was overwhelming. Other works such as "Just Before the Battle, Mother" and "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" quickly established him as perhaps the most popular and certainly the most prolific of wartime composer/songwriters. Although his earlier attempts at popular pieces had so embarrassed him that he signed them with the name "Wurzel" (German for "root") so as not to compromise his reputation as a serious composer, he now showed no hesitation in turning out song after song. When the War Between the States broke out, Root began to write inspirational songs for the Union war effort.
He was a founding partner in the Chicago-based music publishing firm of Root and Cady. Primarily a vocal instructor, Root eventually began composing, writing in the classical genre. Root recalled years later, "From there the song went into the army, and the testimony in regard to its use in the camp and on the march, and even on the field of battle, from soldiers and officers, up to the good President himself, made me thankful that if I could not shoulder a musket in defense of my country I could serve her in this way."Ī Massachusetts native, Root had shown remarkable musical abilities from an early age, mastering no fewer than thirteen instruments by the age of 12. Heaps, writing in The Singing Sixties, call "The Battle Cry of Freedom" `the type of rousing tune which appears seldom during a period of war and but once in a generation."Ĭomposed in haste in a single day in response to President Abraham Lincoln's July 1862 call for 300,000 volunteers to fill the shrinking ranks of the Union Army, the song was first performed on July 24 and again on July 26 at a massive war rally. Saved Land Browse Interactive Map View active campaignsĪlthough "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is today considered the preeminent Northern war song, Union soldiers were more likely to bestow that honor upon "The Battle Cry of Freedom." Willard A.Help Save 52 Hallowed Acres at Three Virginia Battlefields.Help Preserve 177 Acres at Buffington Island.Help Protect 52 Threatened Acres in Virginia, Georgia and Mississippi.Phase Three of Gaines’ Mill-Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign.Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields – Your Gift Tripled!.Preserve 128 Sacred Acres at Antietam and Shepherdstown.Virtual Tours View All See Antietam now!.National Teacher Institute July 21 - 24, 2022 Learn More.USS Constitution In 4 Minutes Watch Video.African Americans During the Revolutionary War.The First American President: Setting the Precedent.Please note it is not necessary to put posts in chronological order, JS Timeline will place them in chronological order once published and posted. It is strongly recommended that participants make a copy of the original document, post all their individual summaries on their individual copy, then copy and paste all posts to the shared copy when completed.Identify and post the category, or group in column Q, that best defines the event.Each participant should write their name in column M, creator to ensure they receive credit for their summary.Select and post the url of a significant photos, and/or video to support the content, in column L, media.When appropriate include relevant quotes. Summaries should make it clear why this event was significant. The synopsis should include the following: a. Write and post 1-3 paragraph synopsis of each event (column K, text).(column J Headline in the template), required. Identify & post the ending year not required (Columns E-H) for each event.All dates should be posted with numbers only. Column A is required, columns B-D are optional. Identify & post in the shared google spreadsheet, the year (column A), month (column B) day (column C) time (column D) when the event began.
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