Civil War Music Research Paper

Civil War Music

When there is war, heated opinions and emotions are bond come with it. These feelings are conveyed in many different ways. One of the most common most ways historically opinions and emotions have been expressed is through music. Music during the Civil War not only expressed the emotions and events during that time period, but also had a huge impact on today’s music. The songs created during the Civil War inspired generation after generation to create new music styles while still keeping some tradition.

"Without music, we would have no war." This was said by the legendary confederate general Robert E. Lee. (Kehoe1) Music was a very important factor in the war. It was used in battle, at the…show more content…
These musicians would learn and played music based on the life of the soldiers. This also would help the general communicate with the soldiers. The drum majors who led the field music were extremely young. One of the drums majors during the civil war was only nine years old when he enlisted. (Kehoe1) These boys wrote and inspired some of the most famous civil war songs like “For the Dear Old Flag I Die”, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”, and “The Little Drum Major”. (Olson12) Song like these also signaled the solder when it was time to go to the doctor, church, and to eat meals.…show more content…
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