This song is about a Southern man whose father has died fighting in the American Civil War. The lyrics "I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain
To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again"
Tell us that he is going back to fighting the yankees as a confederate soldier. The confederacy wore gray uniforms, and the union wore blue. The reference to riding the northern plains puts the location of the song somewhere in the western theater of operations, where deep raids into Yankee and Confederate territory by cavalry were very common.
The lyrics "To New Orleans well that's just fine alright
`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men"
Again tell us that this is a confederate soldier, as the union troops did not take riverboats (operated by southern citizens) thru the south to New Orleans. Union troops who attacked New Orleans can by sea, through the gulf of Mexico.
This song is about a poor (the vast majority of confederate soldiers were poor and owned no slaves) soldier whose father is killed in combat. He takes his father's gun and vows to continue to fight for their homeland and freedom. The song doesn't mention slavery, instead it talks about the plight of the average southern soldier, fighting a war he feels is just.
This song is about a Southern man whose father has died fighting in the American Civil War. The lyrics "I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again" Tell us that he is going back to fighting the yankees as a confederate soldier. The confederacy wore gray uniforms, and the union wore blue. The reference to riding the northern plains puts the location of the song somewhere in the western theater of operations, where deep raids into Yankee and Confederate territory by cavalry were very common. The lyrics "To New Orleans well that's just fine alright `Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men" Again tell us that this is a confederate soldier, as the union troops did not take riverboats (operated by southern citizens) thru the south to New Orleans. Union troops who attacked New Orleans can by sea, through the gulf of Mexico.
This song is about a poor (the vast majority of confederate soldiers were poor and owned no slaves) soldier whose father is killed in combat. He takes his father's gun and vows to continue to fight for their homeland and freedom. The song doesn't mention slavery, instead it talks about the plight of the average southern soldier, fighting a war he feels is just.