![]() Harry McCarthy was born in Ulster sometime in the beginning of the 19th century. After great successes writing such songs as Just after the Battle, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, and The Vacant Chair, he worked for his brother’s publishing firm Root & Cady. He began writing music in 1851 sometimes under the pseudonym Wurzel, which means root in German. After studying music and traveling abroad he was instrumental in founding the New York Normal Institute, which trained young musicians. His family was large and was also involved in music. George Root was a prolific songwriter in the late 19th century. I also was able to find responses to both of these songs and have included them further on in this paper. This song was very popular and was sung around campfire son the home front and on long marches. ![]() He wrote 2 versions of the song, one a battle song and the other version a civilian rallying song. George Root wrote “Battle Cry for Freedom” in 1862 this was considered one of Mr. The tune is still heard today as the fight song for Georgia Tech. The tune for "The Bonnie Blue Flag" was borrowed from the old song "The Irish Jaunting Car". With this announcement the Bonnie Blue flag was raised over the capitol building in Jackson The Confederate government did not adopt this flag but the people did and the lone star flags were adopted in some form in five of the southern States that adopted new flags in 1861. On Januthe convention of the People of Mississippi adopted an Ordinance of Secession. With this rebellion in mind, the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1839 used this flag. At that time West Florida was composed of present day Louisiana, Alabama, Missouri and Florida. By December of that year President Madison issued a proclamation that West Florida would be under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Louisiana Territory. After a brief battle, Spain was no longer in charge and the Bonnie Blue Flag was raised. At that time West Florida was under Spanish rule. On Septema troop of West Florida soldiers known as dragoons set out for the provincial al capitol at Baton Rouge under this flag. The first recorded use of the lone star flag dates to 1810. ![]() The history of the Bonnie Blue Flag will be of special interest to students from Florida. "The Bonnie Blue Flag” became the second most popular patriotic song of the Confederacy. It was written about the unofficial first Confederate Flag. Harry McCarthy wrote “Bonnie Blue Flag” in 1861. The 2 songs the children will be listening to and exploring are “Bonnie Blue Flag” and “Battle Cry of Freedom”. The specific pages for this activity are 38-41. The book answers many questions about the reasons for the war and also what home life, schools, acquisition of news and much more. This book compares the lives of children in both the South and the North during that time period. The two songs I have chosen will be used in a fifth grade classroom in conjunction with the book… If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War by Kay Moore. Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction "Bonnie Blue Flag" and "Battle Cry of Freedom" by Lois Medevic ![]()
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