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Battle Hymn

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1861), popularized during the American Civil War



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Dean Hess

He is the subject of autobiography Battle Hymn, published in 1956, which later served the basis for the 1957 film of the same name, where he was played by Rock Hudson.

Luigi Mercantini

The hymn's music was composed by his musician friend Alessio Olivieri, and proved hugely popular among Italians at home and abroad, famously being recorded by Enrico Caruso around the outbreak of World War I and again used as battle hymn of some brigades of the Italian resistance movement during World War II.

March of Cambreadth

Because of his Celtic tune and his use of bagpipes, March of Cambreadth was taken by the supporters of the Gaunt's Ghosts saga and used in fanon for the battle hymn of the "Tanith First-and-Only", sung by the trooper Brin Milo to encourage and motivate his companions in the hellish battlefields of the 41st Millennium (Warhammer 40,000).

The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Updated

A recording was made by the Chad Mitchell Trio as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic Brought Down to Date".