"Here's a song that was reportedly sung by both sides in the Civil War," Cash says, guitar in hand, to kick off a performance of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The real history on that point ...

There is no song that more vividly evokes that conflict than "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Julia Ward Howe wrote the famous words­ "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord ...

The song is Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The lyrics, coupled with a soldiers’ marching tune used during the Civil War, was a great contribution by a very talented lady ...

The last line that King ever spoke in public came from a song, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861. It was a fitting finale to the life of a great American ...

Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) gave the United States — and the world — some of the most inspirational words ever written. She penned "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in November 1861, during a ...

As in “Glory, Glory, Alleluia.” Yes, that very American tune—“The Battle Hymn of the Republic”—set to seasonal French lyrics. The music swelled. Kim Richardson’s and Mélissa Bédard ...

Professor John Stauffer talked about the historical origins of the Battle Hymn of the Republic and its use in ... by Union soldiers as the marching song “John Brown’s Body.” ...

The United States Army Field Band delivers a powerful performance of the iconic Civil War-era anthem, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic ... significance of the song, which has inspired ...

The go-to material for marches and rallies has always been songs most well known by the crowd protesting. During the Civil War, that meant the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," a marching song based ...

The song was a sensation ... Tabernacle Choir won a Grammy and enjoyed its only chart hit with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1960. Elvis Presley closed his glitzy late-career performances ...

Bush and former Presidents Clinton, Carter, and Ford) joined voices to sing Julia Ward Howe's defiant anthem, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." For many, the singing of this hymn, which enjoins ...