Henry Clay Work
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Henry Clay Work was an American songwriter and composer. He is best remembered for his musical contributions to the Union in the Civil War: songs documenting the afflictions of slavery, the hardships
Routes of the Underground Railroad, through which Alanson Work helped manumit fugitive slaves
Sheet music cover of "The Ship That Never Returned"
A bust of Work near his birthplace in Middletown, Connecticut
The sinking of the Lady Elgin in 1860, for which Work penned one of his numerous sentimental ballads
Sherman's March to the Sea
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Sherman's March to the Sea, officially known as the Savannah campaign, or simply Sherman's March, was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until Dec
Henry Clay Work
…boys! we'll sing another song, Sing it with a spirit that will start the world along; Sing it as we used to sing it fifty thousand strong, While we were marching through Georgia. "Hurrah! Hurrah! we bring the Jubilee! Hurrah! Hurrah! the flag that makes you free!" So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the sea, While we were…
Sherman's March to the Sea by F. O. C. Darley
William T. Sherman and several Generals who took part in the march. Standing, left to right: Oliver O. Howard, William B. Hazen, Jefferson C. Davis, Joseph A. Mower. Seated, left to right: John A. Logan, William T. Sherman, Henry W. Slocum.
Sherman's advance: Tennessee, Georgia, and Carolinas (1863–65)
Sherman's men destroying a railroad in Atlanta