civil+war+song

Songs of the Civil War were written and used for a better understanding of the war and how the wars' effects had great and lasting impacts on many people. The Civil War was a long and gorey time in our history. These authors/songwriters thought it would be a good idea to write such works for the citizens to be more and better aware. It seemed to be that the war was hard to grasp from the history books; so the idea and incentive behind these songs was true and deeply thought about. 1205372711

I think that all of the songs of the civil war were great expression from the people of this time. If someone of today were to try to write something about what the civil war felt like, no matter how good they were with words, it wouldn't come close to what the people of the time wrote. Nothing can beat an expression from someone who lived something, versus someone who read about it. I take these poems very seriously, and try to understand as much as someone can from today. Comparing it to our war today also helps. 1205470571