Unofficial national anthem of Confederate States of America | |
Lyrics | Earnest Halphin, 1861 |
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Music | Charles W. A. Ellerbrock, 1861 |
Audio sample | |
God Save the South (instrumental) |
"God Save the South" is a poem-turned-song considered by some to have been the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America.[1] The words were written in 1861 by George Henry Miles, under the pen name Earnest Halphin.[1] It was most commonly performed to a tune by Charles Wolfgang Amadeus Ellerbrock, although a second version was also published with a tune by C. T. De Cœniél.