First page of "The Bonnie Blue Flag" sheet music
This file appears in: "Bonnie Blue Flag:" The Most Dangerous Song of the Civil War
The tune is set to the melody of an Irish song called "The Irish Jaunting Car," and resembles the simple, sing-a-long style of other patriotic tunes.
Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum, Gift of Hon. John M. Wisdom
This file appears in: "Bonnie Blue Flag:" The Most Dangerous Song of the Civil War
"Bonnie Blue Flag:" The Most Dangerous Song of the Civil War
The popularity of sheet music in the United States had reached its peak by the start of the Civil War. Well before the development of recording and broadcasting technology, the commercial music…