Another gem found in Sharp's "English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians": "The Battle of Shiloh", sung by Mr. Philander Fitzgerald at Nash, Virginia, 7 May 1918. His set about the battle (6-7 April, 1862) directly parallels "The Heights of Alma", (fought 20 Sept 1854) verse for verse: e.g. stanza 5:

And when our Shiloh hove in view,
It would the bravest hearts subdue
To see the Yankee melody crew
That held the works at Shiloh.

Brian Miller has "motley" for "melody", and our Capt. Cates, here in BC, had "monstrous".

Jon Bartlett