Maryland, My Maryland: Music and Patriotism during the American Civil War

387 Pages·2019·19.078 MB·English

by  James A. Davis

Maryland, My Maryland

Maryland, My Maryland
Music and Patriotism during
the American Civil War
James A. Davis
University of Nebraska Press
Lincoln & London
© 2019 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
Names: Davis, James A. (James Andrew), 1962– author.
Title: Maryland, my Maryland: music and patriotism during
the American Civil War / James A. Davis.
Description: Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, [2018] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: lccn 2018028071
isbn 9781496210722 (cloth: alk. paper)
isbn 9781496212719 (epub)
isbn 9781496212726 (mobi)
isbn 9781496212733 (pdf)
Subjects: lcsh: Music- - Political aspects—United States—
History—19th century. | Randall, James Ryder, 1839– 1908.
Maryland, my Maryland. | United States— History— Civil War,
1861– 1865—Music and the War. | Maryland— History— - Civil
War, 1861– 1865—Music and the War.
Classification: lcc ml3917.u6 d38 2019 |
ddc 782.42/159909752- - dc23 LC record available at
https:// lccn .loc .gov /2018028071
Set in New Baskerville ITC Pro by E. Cuddy.
This is for you, Jenn. Thank you for everything.

Contents
List of Illustrations . . ix
Acknowledgments . . xi
Introduction: Patriotic Music and the Civil War . . xv
1. Maryland and the Coming of War: Bargain Patriotism and
the Need for an Anthem . . 1
2. Spring 1861: The Pratt Street Riot and the Birth of a Song . . 21
3. “Maryland, My Maryland”: Lyrics, Music, and Publication . . 44
4. Fall 1861: The Cary Invincibles, Flags, and
Symbolic Patriotism . . 71
5. Spring 1862: Marylanders, the Military, and Regionalism . . 91
6. Summer 1862: Tropes, Class, and the Rise of an Anthem . . 114
7. Fall 1862: Antietam and the Battle of Parodies . . 132
8. Spring 1863: pows, Civilians, and Military Patriotism . . 168
9. Summer 1863: Gettysburg, Slavery, and the
Patriotism of Sacrifice . . 188
10. Fall 1863: Women, Hospitals, and Diverging Audiences . . 217
11. 1864: Monocacy and the Victory of Song over State . . 241
12. 1865: Performing Patriotism and Nostalgia
after Appomattox . . 267
Epilogue: “Maryland, My Maryland” after the War . . 285
Notes . . 303
Bibliography . . 331
Index . . 351

Illustrations
1. Pratt Street Riot, Union perspective . . xix
2. Pratt Street Riot, Confederate perspective . . xix
3. An 1860 cartoon of Baltimore’s notorious “plug uglies” . . 4
4. Poster announcing a Union meeting in
Frederick, Maryland . . 8
5. Sheet music to “God Save the South” by C. T. De Cœniél . . 17
6. A portrait of the young James Ryder Randall . . 32
7. Jennie Cary, who added music to Randall’s poem to create
“Maryland, My Maryland” . . 34
8. Hetty Cary, who was said to be the most beautiful woman
in the South . . 35
9. The Monument Street Girls of Baltimore, who sewed uniforms
for Confederate soldiers . . 39
10. One of the first broadsides of “Maryland, My Maryland” . . 52
11. The first edition of “Maryland, My Maryland” . . 58
12. Constance Cary Harrison, cousin of Jennie
and Hetty Cary . . 76
13. A Baltimore woman wearing a dress that resembled
the Confederate flag . . 81
14. Poster announcing a “Grand Military Concert” in
Frederick, Maryland . . 97
15. Members of the First Maryland Infantry playing football . . 109
16. “The Rebel Chivalry,” a cartoon that mocks
Confederate soldiers . . 119
17. An 1862 caricature of James Ryder Randall . . 155