Soldier Song: A True Story of the Civil War

Set during the winter after the Battle of Fredericksburg, this true Civil War account shows how music shaped camp life for Union and Confederate soldiers. Songs marked waking, breakfast, and work while both sides waited through the winter. Although they used different lyrics for “Dixie,” soldiers from both armies eventually joined together one evening to sing “Home, Sweet Home.” The book explores a single night when music briefly connected enemies. It includes a Civil War note, song information, timeline, bibliography, and quotation source.