CONTENTSCHAP.PAGEI.The Anti-slavery Prelude to the Great Tragedy of the Civil War3II.The Crime against Kansas21III.Mrs. Howe Visits the Army of the Potomac38IV.“The Battle Hymn of the Republic”49V.The Army Takes It Up64VI.Notable Occasions Where It Has Been Sung73VII.How and Where the Author Recited It88VIII.Tributes to “The Battle Hymn”96IX.Mrs. Howe’s Lesser Poems of the Civil War107X.Mrs. Howe’s Love of Freedom an Inheritance121