He Wished He Was In Dixie

The famous battle song of the confederacy, "Dixie", was written in a New York city hotel room in 1859 by Daniel Decatur Emmett, from Ohio! When it was played for Jefferson Davis’ inauguration, the song quickly caught on throughout the south, much to the consternation of “damned Yankee” Emmett, who said “if I’d known what they were gonna do to my song, I’d have never written it!” Then we’d have been stuck with “Dueling Banjos” - so thank you, D.D.!

Ironically, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, sung by Union troops, was composed by a Southerner.