Originally i had it inside on the bulletin board, but my helper, bruce, thought it needed to be bigger, so bill coohon made me a fullsize printed sheet now on bulletin board, and the little original moved to its current location, where people see it as they reach to open the door. I highly recommend the soundtrack from gods and generals dylan sings the. From the movie gods and generals thats ted turner playing colonel. A real jewel of history since several of the songs are done in ballad style sharing little.
Gods and generals is a 2003 american period war drama film written and directed by ronald f. The rumbling thunder of battle was making itself heard from sumter on the one side and manassas on the other. The minstrel show scene bonnie blue flag is longer with more dialogue and music. Like friends and like brethren, kind we were and just. The bonnie blue flag gods and generals animated gif. Bonnie blue flag if you were wondering and i bet you were what sort of music the confederates listened to during the civil war then watch this clip showing a gig at a rebel camp from the movie gods and generals. It now often serves as a representative banner of the southeastern united states in general. Arguably buckleys most famous work, this was originally written and recorded by leonard cohen in 1984 on his album various positions. Theres a rousing bit in gods and generals when the texas brigade hosts a string band fest in which bbf is played and sung. Davis, our loved president, and stephens statesman are, now rally round the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star. In the 2003 movie gods and generals, the ode to the bonnie blue flag is sung in front of the confederate army by a usostyle performer.
Then cheer, boys, cheer, raise a joyous shout for arkansas and north carolina now have both gone out, and let another rousing cheer for tennessee be given, the single star of the bonnie blue flag has grown to be eleven. Though, usually people show off the naval jack since it has the usual flag dimensions that were most used to. However, what i found in this album was a collection of irish songs of the confederacy. Gods and generals 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Here he joins confederate soldiers in a rollicking singalong of bonnie blue flag.
Youre going to have literally hundreds of slot games to choose from. The bonnie blue flag with lyrics popular civil war song from the. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. The bonnie blue flag the flag was first used during the 1810 west florida rebellion, before that territory was incorporated into mississippi and florida as part of the u.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. May 14, 2014 in the 2003 movie gods and generals, the ode to the bonnie blue flag is sung in front of the confederate army. Although the glorious wide shots would surely benefit from an hd presentation, the enhanced transfer is colorful and attractive at all times, matching what i saw back in 1969. The civil war returns catholic education resource center.
Bonnie blue flag recorded by the 2nd south carolina string band for the in high cotton album, the band also appeared with this song in gods and generals. The epigraph to gods and generals is from george eliot. And when our rights were threatened the cry rose near. It is much less well known than the stars and bars or indeed the confederate battle flag with its thirteen stars and saltire design.
The film stars stephen lang as stonewall jackson, jeff daniels as lieutenant colonel joshua chamberlain and robert duvall as general robert e. We hoist on high the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star first gallant south carolina nobly made the stand. Gods and generals is the kind of movie beloved by people who never go to the movies, because they are primarily interested in something elsethe civil war, for exampleand think historical accuracy is a virtue instead of an attribute. We are a band of brothers and native to the soil fighting for our liberty, with treasure, blood and toil. Maxwells 2002 film gods and generals enjoy in full high. Cohens rendition was released as a single in spain and the netherlands, but got little attention in the united states. The film plays like a special issue of american heritage.
Kevin young if nothing if not prolific, both books and poemswise. During the civil war, patriotic songs were written about the bonnie blue flag of texas that led texans into battle. The bonnie blue flag was an unofficial banner of the confederate states of america at the start of the american civil war in 1861 dubious discuss citation needed. Gods and generals is more or less explicitly christian, southern and even libertarian. Jeff buckley heard the song in the early 90s and began performing it at his shows in and. Check out the bonnie blue flag by derek warfield on amazon music. Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star as long as the union was faithful to her trust. See more ideas about civil war songs, songs and war. Honest game trailers recounts the stiff combat and even stiffer dialogue of a game straight out of the 90s. The bonnie blue flag, also known as we are a band of brothers, is an 1861 marching song associated with the confederate states. The bonnie blue flag from wikipedia harry macarthy. Hear the american civil war song the bonnie blue flag with lyrics, along with photos and paintings of the civil war era. The words were written by the entertainer harry mccarthy, with the melody taken from the song the irish jaunting car. It consists of a single, fivepointed white star on a blue field.
The film mostly omits a few of general thomas jonathan stonewall. The film stars stephen lang as stonewall jackson, jeff daniels as lieutenant colonel joshua chamberlain and robert duvall as. I would be interested to hear any comments, as i wrote about a theory i have that harry mccarthy was inspired by a song he heard in vicksburg a few weeks before he wrote the bonnie blue flag. We are a band of brothers and native to the soil fighting for the property we gained by honest toil. Description rare texas confederate bonnie blue flag of the 3rd texas state cavalry one of the rarest confederate flags in existence, this bonnie blue flag is one of only six known to exist in private hands as well as in museum collections. Confederate war songs discussion forums banjo hangout. Full text of the book of scottish song internet archive. It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by jeffrey shaara and prequel to maxwells 1993 film gettysburg. Sallie from las vegas, nv i have always loved this song, although its so sad. Check out bonnie blue flag by rebel son on amazon music. The nickname stars and bars is usually misapplied to the above and is more accurately given to the first national flag. The bonnie blue flag was one of the flags of the csa.
Dixie and the bonnie blue flag were replacing the soulstirring battlesongs of our fathers. Bobby horton was born and raised in birmingham, alabama. Full text of confederate scrapbook internet archive. The bonnie blue flag gods and generals its been around 5 years and i have. However, the flag had its origins long before any southern state seceded from the union. The first record of a flag of this design was used in 1810 as an emblem of the republic of west florida, though it. Im not certain whether it was included to give ted turner a horrible gratuitous cameo or to support a thesis that skinny, joel graystyle homosexual entertainment industry geeks got their start performing in confederate camps. Bonnie blue flag by derek warfield on amazon music. Bonnie blue flag by rebel son on amazon music unlimited. Ethel from dublin, ireland i thought perhaps that perfection was a myth. It is a close race as to whether dixie or the bonnie blue flag was the most popular song of the south during the war, for both strongly gripped southern hearts. Rare texas confederate bonnie blue flag of the 3rd texas. History of the bonnie blue flag washington artillery. Well stand by the red, white and blue, well stand by the red, white and blue, the flag of our nation forever, well stand by the red, white and blue.
Proposed flag of the confederate states of america audio from the video game civil war generals 2. The bonnie blue flag was probably the 2nd most popular song in the. It can even be heard in current movies such as gods and generals and, more. There were quite a few surprises during the play, and i found the rules fun and enjoyable to play. The first recorded use of this flag was in 1810 when it was used to represent the republic of west florida, a republic of english speaking inhabitants of. The bonnie blue flag was an unofficial banner of the confederate states of america at the start of the american civil war in 1861. The flag that we know today as the bonnie blue flag features a striking design consisting of a single white fivepointed star upon a deep blue background.
It describes the beginning of the american civil war starting with the secession and ending before the battle in pennsylvania. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. What a lovely war is essentially a reissue of a paramount disc from 2006. The tune was so popular that union general benjamin butler was said to have arrested and fined blackmar for daring to publish it.
Oct 11, 2015 battle cry of freedom, also known as rally round the flag, was written in 1862 by george frederick root. Curtis dahlgren is semiretired in southern wisconsin, and is the author of masseyharris 101. Top ten american civil war songs the imaginative conservative. The origins of the song the bonnie blue flag civil war. Was just trying to locate a recording of the bonnie blue flag originally. Segment taken from gettysburg 1993, directed by ronald maxwell. Information and translations of the bonnie blue flag in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Provided to youtube by universal music group the bonnie blue flag tennessee ernie ford sings civil war songs of the south. See more ideas about songs, music videos and music. Definition of the bonnie blue flag in the dictionary. The bob hope of the confederacy from civil war times, 6122006 youtube video of bonnie blue flag as sung in the warner bros.
This baby has a little of everything, starting with childhood and school days poems and working up to civil rights works and tributes to black men who were the victim of racist violence. Neoconfederates attempt to whitewash southern history. Gettysburg 1993 was based on author jeff shaaras fathers classic novel, the killer. Gods and generals, the screen adaptation of jeff shaars novel and prequel to.
As a historian and film buff, the production of gods and generals, for me, was one of the most. I think my clothes are dry now, and youd better travel. But now, when northern treachery attempts our rights to mar. Grant, lee, sherman moderation policy 1 keep comments civil 2 ideological and political comments are not allowed 3 comment section under explicit political videos will be deactivated. Film gods and generals opening titles with mary fahl singing going home. All arrangements and recordings of music in my videos are of my own creation.
With a trumpet playing father and a banjoplaying grandfather, he was exposed to a varied menu of musicfrom the sound of the big bands, jazz combos and classical to the old time sounds of southern gospel, sacred harp, and hillbilly music. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. You may have heard this song in the 2003 film gods and generals, in which the the bonnie blue flag is sung in front of the confederate army. It closely resembles the flags of the shortlived republic of west. The little notice at the top of todays post is something i taped outside my bookstore door a couple weeks ago. Youd think a film that was 70% laughing and dancing would be more upbeat, but its really a. The project gutenberg ebook of the treasure trail, by marah. Gods and generals, a lumpy threeandahalfhour glob of civil war. See, the bonnie bright banners are streaming, we wave them all high in the air, the red, white and blue now is gleaming. Harry mccarthy 18341888, also known as harry macarthy, was a songwriter from ireland, where he became a variety entertainer and comedian in the mid 19th century career. In december, west florida was annexed by the united states and the republic ceased to exist, after a life of 74 days. Bonnie often spelt bonny is a scots slang word used even now for beautiful. Neither is known to have had any official standing. Derek warfield the bonnie blue flag the musical story.
His career has had some rough similarities to one of his favorite writers, ferrar fenton. During the war of northern aggression, the bonnie blue flag blue with a single star was an icon for john bell hoods texans, as well as louisiana, alabama, and mississippi. Ye men of valor, gather round the banner of the right, texas and fair louisiana join us in the fight. American civil war songs on lpcd steve hoffman music forums. The bonnie blue flag gods and generals its been around 5 years and i have just realized people are crazy of talking about history.
Derek warfield the bonnie blue flag the musical story of the confederate irish. The other day i set up a small game of bonnie blue flag to test the rules out. The rise and fall of legendary war hero thomas stonewall jackson as he leads the confederacy to great success against the union from 1861 to 1863. His life long passion for music and history began at an early age. Remembering the bonnie blue flag and harry macarthy. And heres to old virginia the old dominion state who with the young confederacy at length has linked her fate. Bonnie blue flag battle cry of freedom the two songs i have chosen will be used in a fifth grade classroom in conjunction with the book if you lived at the time of the civil war by kay moore.
Overall i liked the film, but big let down after gettysburg. Provides access to digital images for over 3,000 pieces from the collection, published in the united states between 1850 and 1920. Gods and generals opening titles with mary fahls going home. Jan 29, 2011 this opening title sequence, accompanied by the song going home by mary fahl, is from ronald f. Watch and create more animated gifs like the bonnie blue flag gods and generals at. The bonnie blue flag also known as the lone star flag is often linked to the confederacy.
The bonnie blue flag the flag was first used during the 1810 west florida rebellion, before that territory was incorporated into. The song was extremely popular, rivaling dixie as a confederate anthem. The bonnie blue flag song and dance was unnecessary. Jul 7, 2012 most of my videos feature music from 19th century america. In 1861 he wrote the song the bonnie blue flag, about the unofficial first confederate flag, using the tune from the irish jaunting car. Impelled by her example, now other states prepare to hoist on high the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star. The most commonly recognized confederate flag is the battle flag. We march neath the bonnie bright banner, this good land of freedom is ours. The wild alarms of war roused us at last from this arcadian life of ease and luxury. In this initial game skirmishers and cavalry were not deployed, though i dont feel their absence adversely affected the gaming experience. Five days ago, i was on my way to my husbands cremation when this. Listen to your favorite songs from bonnie blue flag by rebel son now. And that bonnie blue flag song and dance sequence that was just dreadful. I uploaded this video because i like the melody of the song.
Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star. Gods and generals is the prequel of the movie gettysburg, based on the sametitled novel by jeffrey shaara. With stephen lang, robert duvall, jeff daniels, donzaleigh abernathy. I really like duvall, but i preferred sheen as lee. For those that are interested, i just posted an article on my blog about the origins of the song the bonnie blue flag. As minstrel harry macarthy, singing the bonnie blue flag for. The bonnie blue flag was raised at the spanish fort in baton rouge on september 23, 1810. A human life, i think, should be well rooted in some spot of a native land, where it may get the love of tender kinship.
Civil war and reconstruction bonnie blue flag and battle cry of freedom by lois medevic. Sep 01, 2003 3 polk miller and his old south quartette performed the bonny blue flag edison, blue amberol 2175, issued in november of 1909. The songs title refers to the unofficial first flag of the confederacy, the bonnie blue flag. Other articles where bonnie blue flag is discussed. Blackmar issued six editions of the bonnie blue flag between 1861 and 1864 along with three additional arrangements. To enjoy popular music, consumers either had to perform the songs themselves, attend public. Quizbowl 2 at georgia institute of technology studyblue.