On Sunday, a historical marker commemorating a Union Army chaplain from Athens who is credited with popularizing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” will be unveiled outside Tupper Hall.
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The Song and the Martyr: How John Brown's Death Inspired the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'.
John Brown is cornered at Harpers Ferry and Robert E Lee's army rushes the armory doors. He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah.
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