Jenkins, James H., 1841-? The story of a song
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02484.03 Author/Creator: Jenkins, James H., 1841-? Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document Date: circa 1910 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
Jenkins account of the origins of the song "John Brown's Body." Credits Jenkins as "the author of 'John Brown's Body.'" Says the song was created spontaneously by a group of Union Soldiers, inspired partly by a soldier named John Brown.
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