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Feb 12, 2013 · The late John Hartford performs this Civil War era favorite. John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 -- June 4, 2001) was an American folk,country and bluegra...
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"Lorena" is an American antebellum song with Ohio origins. The lyrics were written in 1856 by Rev. Henry D. L. Webster, after a broken engagement. He wrote a long poem about his fiancée Ella Blocksom, but changed her name at first to "Bertha" and later to "Lorena", perhaps an adaptation of "Lenore" from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven."
Nov 9, 2016 · Tom Roush. 21.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 2K. 251K views 7 years ago. This beautiful love song was one of the most popular songs during the American Civil War. It was widely popular in the...
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Jul 2, 2011 · Lorena (The most popular sentimental song of the Civil War) - YouTube. erlingmusic. 2.79K subscribers. Subscribed. 732. 130K views 12 years ago. Music by Joseph Philbrick Webster 1819-1875...
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Songfacts®: "Lorena" was one of the most popular songs in the United States immediately prior to and during the Civil War; based on a true story, its origins are extremely well documented. It started life as a poem by a minister in Zanesville, Ohio, the Reverend Henry De Lafayette Webster (1824-96); he wrote it in 1856 after family opposition ...
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Jan 1, 2000 · Lorena Lyrics: The years creep slowly by, Lorena / The snow is on the grass again / The sun's low down the sky, Lorena / The frost gleams where the flowers have been / But my heart beats on...
"Lorena" is an American antebellum song with Ohio origins. The lyrics were written in 1856 by Rev. Henry D. L. Webster, after a broken engagement. He wrote a long poem about his fiancée Ella Blocksom, but changed her name at first to "Bertha" and later to "Lorena", perhaps an adaptation of "Lenore" from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven."
