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During the long, freezing winter retreat of '62-'63, the two armies were camped on either side of the Rappahannock, within easy earshot.
The Union army decided it was a suitable moment to rehearse the band, which played its own patriotic tunes.
The Confederates across the river sang along with these tunes, just to tease the enemy. Eventually they were cheeky enough to ask for requests, and - incredibly - the band played 'I wish I were in Dixie' and other seditious lyrics.
Eventually the bandmaster decided that enough was enough, and ordered a last rendering of 'Home Sweet Home'.
Both sides suddenly realised what was coming (the terrible Battle of Chancellorsville) and they just choked up. Nobody could sing a word.
So - apart from that, I would say that successful blockade-running must have been a big High (offering lovely women their first silk stockings for years).
And some of that espionage, also involving beauiful but flawed ladies.
(I'm still waiting for an answer to my question: were there any successful male spies dressed as women?)
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The north was the main center for what three things during the civil war?
finance, railroads, and manufacturing
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They ate yogurt and dryed mold.
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Lincoln was shot after the civil war
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What was forbidden aboard ships during the civil war?
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How did women and African Americans participate in the civil war?
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play
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sutlers
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What hardships did the southerners suffer during the civil war?
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What events during war undermined civil liberties?
During the war, the events that undermined Americans civil liberties were not inspiring. The government did things to people that was not right during the first war. The government did such as things where some soldiers weren't the same when the home, the government never supported them back them like they don't now.
What is the name of the song with a music video that takes place during the civil war?
It's the song "Some Nights", by fun.. Features two soldiers on opposite sides of the Civil War, preparing for battle.
Who were Jackson and Johnston during the Civil War?
they were two generals during the civil war
What events during the war undermined the Americans civil liberties?
During the war, the events that undermined Americans civil liberties were not inspiring. The government did things to people that was not right during the first war. The government did such as things where some soldiers weren't the same when the home, the government never supported them back them like they don't now.
The north was the main center for what three things during the civil war?
finance, railroads, and manufacturing
