Favorite Civil War Era Music

[Powderhorn]

I was thinking about the painting thread that was started earlier, and thought I'd pose a similar prompt:  What is your favorite rendition of a Civil War era song?

One of mine is "Upon the Heights of Alma," which you may recognize from Gods and Generals, when the Irish Brigade was getting ready to go up Marye's Heights.

This is the best version I've come across so far:

 

[William the Drake]

I have an album by David Kincaid, The Irish Volunteer

It's a collection of Irish marching songs, mainly centered around the 69th New York, with Kincaid adding the tune when needed. It's some solid stuff.

 

[Albert Sidney Johnston]

Undoubtedly, Bonnie Blue Flag. It has good words, and an incredibly catchy tune. I find myself whistling it on an almost daily basis.

 

[Col_Kelly]

This was probably written long after but I really like how it reveals a sad truth all civil war buffs would love to ignore : it sucked to be a soldier back then.

 

[Hjalfnar_Feuerwolf]

Love this piece here:
 

 

[Albert Sidney Johnston]

5 hours ago, Col_Kelly said:

This was probably written long after but I really like how it reveals a sad truth all civil war buffs would love to ignore : it sucked to be a soldier back then.

 

I love that one! I even learned to play it on the guitar.