“All Hail to Ulysses”

This song was written in 1864 in honor of General Ulysses S. Grant, who was appointed commander of all the Union armies in March of that year. Words by Charles Haynes and music by J.E. Haynes. Published by Root and Cady of Chicago. —Editor

Lyrics

All hail to Ulysses, the patriot’s friend,
The hero of battles renowned.
He has won the bright laurel, its garland he wears.
And his fame thro’ the world we will sound.

Yes, hail patriot soldier we’ll welcome you home
When strife and rebellion are o’er;
When terror shall cease, and our land be at peace
And the war shall be heard of no more.

When treason her banner unfurl’d in the land
To liberty then he was true:
On his warhorse his legions they met in the field
And defended the Red, White, and Blue.

Then hail to Ulysses the noble and brave,
In trial the veteran so true,
Yes, in honor we hail him the champion of right,
And the friend of the Red, White and Blue.

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The featured image is a photograph of Ulysses Grant, three-quarter length portrait, seated in rattan chair, writing memoirs, at Mount McGregor near Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 27 June 1885; this file is in the public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The above image is a crop of Fowx’s General Ulysses S Grant at Cold Harbor, 1864; this image has no known copyright restrictions and appears here courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.