Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and there is no song that evokes the spirit of that fight quite like "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Since 1861, the song ...

More than 11,000 people came to the Conference Center to witness a major milestone for the Tabernacle Choir: 5,000 episodes — ...

Perhaps no other song has held such a profoundly significant -- and contradictory -- place in America's history and cultural memory than the "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." In this sweeping study, ...

This American gave us 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' — here's her story. Poet and playwright Julia Ward Howe, born in New York City, wrote a powerful song that lives on to this day.

Stauffer, who co-authored the book The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song that Marches On, says the soldiers were making up new lyrics to the tune of an old hymn, "Say Brothers ...

The song achieved its greatest resonance in wartime. During the Civil War, the "Battle Hymn" became a rallying cry of the northern cause, reprinted a million times, and sung on a thousand marches.

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 ...

Revival camp tune, abolitionist anthem, battle hymn, labor song, jazz standard, requiem—“The Battle Hymn of the Republic” has been repurposed for nearly every context and genre imaginable in ...

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 ...

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square made history on Sunday, airing its 5000th episode of Music and the Spoken Word.  The ...