The “Battle Hymn of the Republic” is a popular American patriotic song written by Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. It is considered one of the most recognizable and beloved songs in American history.
The song’s lyrics are based on the poem “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and were written in 1861. The song was first published in the Atlantic Monthly magazine in February 1862 and quickly became popular with Union soldiers during the Civil War. It was later adopted as the official song of the Union Army and has been sung by American troops in every major conflict since then.
