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 ABOUT ANNE MILLIGAN
Anne Milligan is a professional singer based in Kentucky. She sings for a variety of events throughout the country. This page is dedicated to patriotic music of the U.S.A. most often heard on our Independence Day, July 4. For more information about Anne Milligan, CLICK HERE  Written by Irving Berlin. This recording of "God Bless America" is also found on "Thoughts of Home: Traditional American Folk Music" by Anne Milligan. This recording of "The Star Spangled Banner" can be found on the album THOUGHTS OF HOME: TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC released in December, 2008 by Anne Milligan. Battle Hymn of the Republic" has an interesting beginning. The story begins with John Brown, born in Kansas, 1800. He and his family were slave abolitionists who raided the town of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia in 1859. Storming through that very surprised community, the Browns ambushed prominent citizens, took them as hostages and wrested control of the town's arsenal. The family's ill-fated intention was to liberate some of the local slaves and build an army with them to free the rest of the slaves throughout the south. Mr. Brown's rather disorganized "army" was soundly captured on October 18th, 1859. The hapless John Brown was tried, convicted and executed by hanging. The event, which caught the attention of the entire nation, sparked the American civil war that raged from 1861 to 1865. Julia Ward Howe desperately wanted to be useful and do her part in the war effort. Other women had husbands and sons fighting in the army. They embraced the cause and gathered their forces to serve in hospitals or wherever they were needed. Mrs. Howe's own husband was too old for duty and their children too young and dependent. Mrs. Howe was in Washington with her family during the war and one day heard soldiers lustily singing "John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave". She was immediately encouraged by a friend sitting beside her to write perhaps more inspirational, less gruesome words to this camp meeting tune. As she lay in her bed, one evening in 1862, the verses swarmed her mind. She leaped out of bed and excitedly scribbled them on paper in the dark since she didn't wish to wake the baby by lighting her lamp. When Mrs. Howe completed her verses, she returned to bed, telling herself that she quite liked this song better than almost anything else she had ever penned. Later, at a big war rally attended by President Abraham Lincoln, a singer peformed Julia Ward Howe's "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" and the audience went crazy with applause. With tears of emotion glistening in his eyes, the President shouted loudly "play it again!". Anne Milligan has recorded this song with background orchestration for demonstration purposes only. The background accompaniment was recorded by 101 Strings Orchestra on an album entitled "100 Inspirational Hymns". Click this link for Lyrics and recorded music for "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Click this link forlyrics and Anne Milligan's recording of "America the Beautiful" | 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' Lyrics | Peacetime Jesse Lyrics | | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND | Patriotic Songs | 'America the Beautiful' lyrics | | Return Home | What's New | Event Calendar | Our Services | On-line Catalog | Contact Us | LINKS | MUSIC FOR WEDDINGS | You Are Gift Lyrics, Words | Ave Maria A Song Prayer for the Planet | |
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