God Save the South
Sheet music for the version composed by C. T. De Cœniél, as published in Richmond, Virginia | |
Unofficial national anthem of Confederate States of America | |
| Lyrics | Earnest Halphin, 1861 |
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| Music | Charles W. A. Ellerbrock, 1861 |
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God Save the South (instrumental)
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"God Save the South" is a poem-turned-song considered by some to have been the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America. The words were written in 1861 by George Henry Miles, under the pen name Earnest Halphin. It was most commonly performed to a tune by Charles Wolfgang Amadeus Ellerbrock, although a second version was also published with a tune by C. T. De Cœniél.