Behind the Song: Letters From Home

I'm getting really tired of Civil War.

I'm serious, I can't wait for the hype to die down. 

Why are you staring at me like that? Oh, I'm sorry....

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The Top Ten Civil War Songs

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"Without music, there would be no Army".

Robert E. Lee said that, and he was right. Music was such a vital part to these years. Not only did the war shape the music of the 1860’s, but music shaped and uplifted soldiers in the war. Part of their gear always included their instruments, maybe a banjo, harmonica, fiddle or guitar. One soldier, Solomon Conn, used his violin as a journal, and wrote on the back of the wood a list of all the encounters he participated in. It was on exhibit at the American Smithsonian Museum, and you can actually look upon the scribbles on the still-beautiful musical instrument. (Click Here to see Solomon's violin)

Behind the Song: The Legend of the Rebel Soldier

This has been one of my favorite Civil War songs here lately. It's a beautiful, stirring melody. (For any of you country music listeners out there, this is Lee Ann Womack singing on the Divided & United Civil War songs CD...) Just press play below: