. The Civil War . is subject—namely, thatChicago had given to the North most of its popular warmusic. Of the eleven songs that we have characterized astypical of the war, four were written by George F. Rootand two by Henry C. Work, both Chicagoans, while sevenwere published by the Chicago firm of Root & Cady. Noother author wrote more than one song of the eleven, andonly one other publisher—Oliver Ditson & Company ofBoston—issued as many as two. George Frederick Root, born in Massachusetts in 1820,became a professional organist and teacher of singing whilestill in his teens. In 1853 he estabhs
. The Civil War . is subject—namely, thatChicago had given to the North most of its popular warmusic. Of the eleven songs that we have characterized astypical of the war, four were written by George F. Rootand two by Henry C. Work, both Chicagoans, while sevenwere published by the Chicago firm of Root & Cady. Noother author wrote more than one song of the eleven, andonly one other publisher—Oliver Ditson & Company ofBoston—issued as many as two. George Frederick Root, born in Massachusetts in 1820,became a professional organist and teacher of singing whilestill in his teens. In 1853 he estabhshed the New York Nor-mal Institute for the instruction of teachers of music. Hissuccess there led him to hold musical conventions forteachers—his principal activity for several years. In 1859 hemoved to Chicago, where he had a financial interest in thefirm of Root & Cady, which a brother, E. H. Root, hadfounded in the preceding year. For several years Root had been composing popular songs, [36]. oianc-A-Qo: FcrBXji3s:Ei3 By i?,oot & 9S CXiAK^E STIiSiET. The First Great Song of the UnionFrom the Societys sheet music collection but before the Civil War, none had scored a real The Battle Cry of Freedom he won a nation-widereputation in a few weeks. In his autobiography. The Storyof a Musical Life, he told how he came to write the song. I heard of President Lincolns second call for troops oneafternoon while reclining on a lounge in my brothers a song started in my mind, words and musictogether: [37] Yes, well rally round the flag, boys, well rallyonce again. Shouting the battle-cry of freedom!I thought it out that afternoon, and wrote it the next morn-ing at the store. The ink was hardly dry when the Lumbardbrothers—the great singers of the war—came in for some-thing to sing at a war meeting that was to be holden imme-diately in the court house square just opposite. They wentthrough the new song once, and then hastened to the steps
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