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Lighter	Origins: The Southern Soldier (31)	RE: Origins: The Southern Soldier	13 Jun 21
Carter, I think the War of 1812 is the most likely point of origin for the stanzas, with "modernizations" later. Here's a 1954 article by David S. McIntosh that compares several versions of the play-party song: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000116558085&view=1up&seq=154&q1=%22knapsack%20on%20my%20back%22%20%22rifle%20on%20 And don't you think the tune of Morgan's tune is much like that of "Black Jack Davy"?

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