New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-16
DIME FOR THE UNION.
Words by
FRANCES J. CROSBY.
Melody 10y Dan. II. Emmett.
Quartet arranged by :. Lasar.
New York.
Published by Firth. Pond & Co,
a. broadway.

The copyright linf under tho first page
o. music reads: Entered according "a
act Of Congress a. y. 1850. by Firth, Pond
q Co. In the clerks office Of the District
Court Of the United States for tho South
crn District OF New York" The words
are worth reproducing, IS illusions in
them hello 10 fix the date of the song:
on. We patriots 60 the battle.
Hear Fort Moutrio's cannon rattle
Then away. then away, then away TO
Go meet those Southern Traitors.
With iron Will.
And should your courage faltcr, boys.
Remember Bunker IIill.
Hurrdh. lIurrah, Hurrah
The Stars and Stripes for ever;
IIurrah. Hurrah Hurrah!
our Union shall not sever.
As our fathers crushed oppression
Deal with those who breathe secession.
Then away. then away, then away 10
the hghti
Though Beauregsrd and Wigfall
Their swords may whet.
Just tell them Major Anderson
Has not surrendered yet.
IIurrah' etc.
Is Virginia too. seeding?
Washington remains unheednG?
Then away. then away, then away TO
the fight.
Unfold our countrys banner
in triumph there.
And let the rebels desecrate
That banner If they dare.
Hurrah' etc.
Volunteers. be up and doing,
Still the good old path pursuing.
Then away. then away, then away 10
Your siras Who fought before you.
Have led the way.
Then follow IL their footsteps
And be as brave as they.
Hurrah. etc.
On. We patriots 20 the battle.
Hear Fort Moultrie's cannon rattle:
Then away. then away. then away TO
the fight.
The star that lights our Union
Shall never set,
Though fierce may be the conflict
Wen gain the victory yet!
Hurrahl etc.
Major Anderson not having "surren-
dered vet" Miss Crosby must have writ
ten her song before April H. ls6l, when
the fortress was evacuated. This Is up
held By the history OF Dixie" as related
in The Tribune of April Il, 1910. by Hubert
T. Main. a publisher of Sunday school
song books and a collector OF music. who
had become interested i'm the articles on
Dixie" which were then printed in this
paper. Mr.. Main wrote TO The Tribune:
After the evacuation Of Fort Moultrie,
December %. 1860. and before the fall OF
Fort Sumte-. April -, 1861. at the suuggss-
ton OF Professor Sigismond Lasar, Fanny
j. Crosby $50 she Informed mel wrote the
words:
ION. We patriots. TO the battle.
Hear Fort Ioultrie's cannon rattle. etc,
five stanzas. TO lit the music OF Dixie.
and il was published under title Dixie
/ for the Union" by u. u. Emmett. ar
ranged by s. Lasar. and was quite popu-
lar here. and was sung by the soldiers
Of our army around Charleston. ;. g.,
during the war.
So much for the history OF Dixie as
Northern war song. When Southern
authors took it UP they certainly made
better work OF il than did Miss Crosby
though the first, and best. OF them was
at least a fortnight later in catching the
inspiration. On April 90, 1851. General
Albert Pike (who, by the way, was Bos-
ton NAM printed his martial paraphrase
In The Natchez Courier" It's first stanza
ran thus:
Southrons. hear your country call you,
Up. lest worse than death belall you.
TO arms. To arms. To arms in Dixie
10. all The beacon fires are lighted.
Let all hearts now be united
TO arms To arms, TO arms In DlNle
Advance the flag OF Dixie.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
For DiAie's land We take our stand,
And live or die for Dixie.
To arms. To arms and conquer peace
for Dixie
How popular the tune became IN the
South Is indicated by the fact that IN
1895 the Alabama Department OF Archives
and History published the words OF over
: twenty poems set in the South TO bIn-
metts tune. In his letter to The Trlb-
une, four years ago. Mr.. Main. after
telling the story OF Miss Crosby's song,
added: Some time during Lncoin's Sec
ond term as President q think after his
second Inauguration. at a serenade given
him lie was asked What piece ne would
like 10 have the band TO play. lie re-
piled: LAS we have captured the South.
think we are entitled 10 their music
and should prefer Dixie This is
the story as believe The Tribune printed
II at the time. Evidently Mr.. lhncoln
then thought IL a Southern song"