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The Why and the Wherefore

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On Sings Songs of the Civil War

24 tracks

01The Army of the Free2:09
02Virginia's Bloody Soil4:34
03Marching Song (of the First Arkansas Negro Regiment)3:03
04The Why and the Wherefore2:13
05The Vacant Chair4:16
06The Fall of Charleston2:22
07The New York Volunteer2:06
08The Faded Coat of Blue4:33
09Marching Through Georgia2:22
10Just Before the Battle, Mother2:50
11The Girl I Left Behind Me2:03
12Union Dixie2:22
13Stonewall Jackson's Way3:09
14Lorena4:17
15Riding a Raid2:48
16Maryland, My Maryland3:14
17Goober Peas3:17
18I Can Whip the Scoundrel2:06
19The Bonnie Blue Flag2:31
20The Valiant Conscript3:27
21The Rebel Soldier3:45
22The Southern Wagon3:04
23Flight of Doodles2:18
24Dixie2:18