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- "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope," 1864 - Composed by George F. Root during the Civil War, this song expresses the hopes of an imprisoned Union soldier. The song's melancholy verses give way to the chorus of "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" -- signaling the oncoming liberators and the time when the prisoner will return to his beloved home. It became a popular song during the war.
- 1864
- Collections - Artifact
"Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Prisoners Hope," 1864
Composed by George F. Root during the Civil War, this song expresses the hopes of an imprisoned Union soldier. The song's melancholy verses give way to the chorus of "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" -- signaling the oncoming liberators and the time when the prisoner will return to his beloved home. It became a popular song during the war.
- "Good Bye! Old Glory," 1865 - The American Civil War finally ended in 1865. In September lyricist Lewis Bates and composer George F. Root produced the song "Good Bye! Old Glory" as a Union soldier's farewell to army life. In the lyrics, the victorious soldier says good-bye to marching and fighting, bids a "fond adieu" to hardtack and then doffs his army blue.
- 1865
- Collections - Artifact
"Good Bye! Old Glory," 1865
The American Civil War finally ended in 1865. In September lyricist Lewis Bates and composer George F. Root produced the song "Good Bye! Old Glory" as a Union soldier's farewell to army life. In the lyrics, the victorious soldier says good-bye to marching and fighting, bids a "fond adieu" to hardtack and then doffs his army blue.