She wrote the lyrics to the music of the existing abolitionist ... "No hymn has ever stirred the nation’s heart like ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.’" Howe died of pneumonia on Oct ...

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 ...

A folk singer and historian who performs a show of Civil War music with his wife ... Stauffer, who co-authored the book The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song that Marches ...

There is music for everything in America—it ... Brown’s Body,” which later became the tune for “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” “The stars above in heaven are a looking kindly ...

Though the Battle Hymn of the Republic is more than 150 years old, it is still embraced by Americans of all political persuasions. According to Ben Soskis, co-author of a new book about the song ...

Telling the story of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" provides complex intellectual ... Nonetheless, any reader seeking to understand how music echoes through American politics and government ...

Julia Ward Howe was a poet and author. She is best known for “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” which was first published in The Atlantic.

The United States Army Field Band delivers a powerful performance of the iconic Civil War-era anthem, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” With lyrics by Julia Ward Howe and conducted by 1st Lt.

On Nov. 18, 1861, Julia Ward Howe, a prominent Boston poet, attended a review of Union troops outside Washington, D.C. As her carriage made its way back to the city, inching along roads clogged ...