Julia Ward Howe (1819)

An American author and social reformer, Howe wrote and lectured on behalf of women’s suffrage, African-American emancipation, and other causes and helped found a world peace organization. In November 1861, after watching Union troops march into battle during the US Civil War, she wrote “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” her most famous work. Published in February 1862 in The Atlantic Monthly, it became the semiofficial song of the Union Army. Where did the music for the song come from? Discuss

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