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Root, George Frederick
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A popular American song-writer, born at Sheffield, Massachusetts; was for some time a music teacher in Boston and New York; took to song writing, and during the Civil War leaped into fame as the composer of "Tramp, tramp, tramp the Boys are Marching," "Just be fore the Battle, Mother," "The Battle Cry of Freedom," and other songs; was made a Musical Doctor by Chicago University in 1872 (1820-1895).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Root, George Frederick'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/root-george-frederick.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Root, George Frederick'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/root-george-frederick.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
