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Battle Hymn of the Republic

by Julia Ward Howe

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Published
1861
Genre
Nonfiction

The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a lyric by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe. Howe's more famous lyrics were written in November 1861 and first published in February 1862. The song links the judgment of the wicked with the American Civil War. Since that time, it has become an extremely popular and well-known American patriotic song.

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