Of the many events during the Civil War that are still remembered with animosity by some still today, Sherman's March to the Sea is perhaps among the top items on that list. Today's song is a Northern song commemorating that march, with nostalgia. After the North had finally taken Atlanta from the Confederacy (as immortalized … Continue reading Marching Through Georgia →

Today I return to my series on "Popular Songs of Nineteenth-Century America" with a fun little song on how addiction to alcohol makes you lose everything you love. Billed as "One of the most popular comic songs in existence" on the sheet music selling it, the song isn't intended to promote drunkenness, though it probably … Continue reading Little Brown Jug →