Songs of the Civil War

~ Release by Tennessee Ernie Ford (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2021 Capitol Records LLC
℗ 1961 Capitol Records LLC

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-23 15:44 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Stonewall Jackson’s Way
3:10
2Lorena
cover recording of:
Lorena
lyricist:
Henry DeLafayette Webster
composer:
Joseph Philbrick Webster
4:16
3Riding a Raid
2:49
4Maryland, My Maryland
cover recording of:
Maryland, My Maryland
anthem of:
Maryland, United States (from 1939-04-29 until 2021-05-18)
lyricist:
James Ryder Randall (in 1861)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V19764)
is based on:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
3:16
5Goober Peas
cover recording of:
Goober Peas
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
adaptations:
Goober Peas
3:17
6I Can Whip the Scoundrel
2:06
7The Bonnie Blue Flag
cover recording of:
The Bonnie Blue Flag
lyricist:
Harry Macarthy
2:31
8The Valiant Conscript
3:29
9The Rebel Soldier
cover recording of:
Rebel Soldier ("oh Polly, oh Polly, it's for your sake alone...")
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:45
10The Southern Wagon
3:05
11Flight of Doodles
2:17
12Dixie
cover recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Klezmer Corp (publisher, ASCAP)
2:21
13The Army of the Free
2:10
14Virginia’s Bloody Soil
4:35
15Marching Song (Of the First Arkansas Negro Regiment)
3:01
16The Why and the Wherefore
2:14
17The Vacant Chair
cover recording of:
The Vacant Chair
lyricist:
Henry S. Washburn
composer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel) (in 1861)
is based on:
The Vacant Chair
4:16
18The Fall of Charleston
2:22
19The New York Volunteer
2:07
20The Faded Coat of Blue
cover recording of:
The Faded Coat of Blue (US civil war song)
writer:
John Hugh McNaughton (from 1862 to present)
4:32
21Marching Through Georgia
cover recording of:
Marching Through Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work
2:23
22Just Before the Battle, Mother
cover recording of:
Just Before the Battle Mother
lyricist and composer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel)
2:48
23The Girl I Left Behind Me
cover recording of:
The Girl I Left Behind
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:02
24Union Dixie
cover recording of:
Union Dixie
version of:
Dixie
2:22