The famous Scottish traditional fiddle tune, "Soldier's Joy" has been traced back at least as far as 1750's, and was included in a large collection of 'old and new' country dances published in 1756. The extremely catchy melody was also known by other names, such as "Payday in the Army," "I Am My Mother's Darling Boy," and "Rock the Cradle, Lucy," to name a few.
In fact, Pvt. John Dinkins, of Co.C, 18th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, described the march of McLaw's Division (to which the 2nd South Carolina Regiment and Co. I, belonged) toward Sharpsburg in September of 1862. Dinkins recalled: "The men moved along at a lively gait. As night came on, we sang all kinds of plantation songs, 'Rock the Cradle, Julie', 'Sallie, Get Your Hoecake Done', 'I'm Gwying Down the Newburg Road', and so on. [...] The woods rang with their melodies."
Besides being a piece of music, 'Soldier's Joy' was also the name given to a kind of spruce beer popular with 18th century British Army rank-and-file troops. However, by the mid-19th century and the American Civil War, it's use as a pleasantly intoxicating beverage had become overshadowed by it's employment as a form of anesthetic, used during and after post-combat amputations, due to it's potent mix of beer, whiskey, and morphine.
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