| Songs of the Civil War | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | August 13, 1991 |
| Genre | Traditional |
| Length | 1:09:53 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | [2] |
Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Columbia, that presents an assortment of contemporary performers recording period pieces and traditional songs, most of which date back to the American Civil War. [3]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ashokan Farewell" | Jay Ungar and Molly Mason | 4:11 |
| 2. | "No More Auction Block For Me" | Sweet Honey in the Rock | 5:30 |
| 3. | "Lincoln and Liberty" | Ronnie Gilbert | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Dixie's Land" | United States Military Academy Band [4] | 1:17 |
| 5. | "The Southern Soldier Boy" | Kathy Mattea | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Aura Lee" | John Hartford | 1:28 |
| 7. | "Rebel Soldier" | Waylon Jennings | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Follow the Drinking Gourd" | Richie Havens | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | Judy Collins | 2:17 |
| 10. | "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" | United States Military Academy Band [4] [5] | 2:13 |
| 11. | "Was My Brother in the Battle?" | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 3:43 |
| 12. | "The Yellow Rose of Texas" | Hoyt Axton | 2:15 |
| 13. | "Run, Mourner, Run" | Sweet Honey in the Rock | 2:44 |
| 14. | "Give Us a Flag" | Richie Havens | 2:39 |
| 15. | "The Secesh (Shiloh)" | John Hartford | 2:55 |
| 16. | "Somebody's Darling" | Kathy Mattea | 4:12 |
| 17. | "An Old Unreconstructed" | Waylon Jennings | 1:52 |
| 18. | "Vacant Chair" | Kathy Mattea | 4:12 |
| 19. | "Better Times Are Coming" | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 1:46 |
| 20. | "Lorena" | John Hartford | 4:44 |
| 21. | "Marching Through Georgia" (originally by Henry Clay Work, 1865)) | Jay Ungar and Molly Mason | 3:01 |
| 22. | "Hard Times Come Again No More" (originally by Stephen Foster, 1854)) | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 2:27 |
| 23. | "Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel" | Hoyt Axton | 1:54 |
| 24. | "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" | Ronnie Gilbert | 1:51 |
| 25. | "Taps" | Staff Sgt. Steve Luck [4] | 0:59 |
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