Title Maryland, my Maryland : music and patriotism during the American Civil War / James A. Davis

Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Maryland and the Coming of War; 2. Spring 1861; 3. "Maryland, My Maryland"; 4. Fall 1861; 5. Spring 1862; 6. Summer 1862; 7. Fall 1862; 8. Spring 1863; 9. Summer 1863; 10. Fall 1863; 11. 1864; 12. 1865; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About James Davis Summary Historians have long treated the patriotic anthems of the American Civil War as colorful, if largely insignificant, side notes. Beneath the surface of these songs, however, is a complex story. "Maryland, My Maryland" was one of the most popular Confederate songs during the American Civil War, yet its story is full of ironies that draw attention to the often painful and contradictory actions and beliefs that were both cause and effect of the war. Most telling of all, it was adopted as one of a handful of Southern anthems even though it celebrated a state that never joined the Confederacy.0 In Maryland, My Maryland: Music and Patriotism during the American Civil War James A. Davis illuminates the incongruities underlying this Civil War anthem and what they reveal about patriotism during the war. The geographic specificity of the song's lyrics allowed the contest between regional and national loyalties to be fought on bandstands as well as battlefields and enabled "Maryland, My Maryland" to contribute to the shift in patriotic allegiance from a specific, localized, and material place to an ambiguous, inclusive, and imagined space. Musical patriotism, it turns out, was easy to perform but hard to define for Civil War-era Americans Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Randall, James Ryder, 1839-1908. Maryland, my Maryland. SUBJECT Randall, James Ryder, 1839-1908. Maryland, my Maryland Subject Music -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice. MUSIC -- Lyrics. MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal. HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877) Music and war Music -- Political aspects SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Music and the War Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Music and the War Subject Maryland United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781496212719 1496212711 9781496212733 1496212738

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