Title
"Root Hog Or Die"
Subject
Song sheet
Broadsides
Patriotic music
International relations
National songs
Description
Seven verse song celebrating American victories over the British, "Root, Hog, or Die" was a common American catch phrase dating before 1834. It can be an expression for self-reliance. There are many variations of the song and both North and South adapted it to their respective cause.
This pro-Union version has the alternative title of "The Yankee Boys."
This pro-Union version has the alternative title of "The Yankee Boys."
Publisher
Johnson, J. H.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
ca 1862-1865
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
301411
37540000506347
Coverage
Philadelphia
Original Format
1
24 x 15cm