Southern Marseillaise
| Composer | Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
| Lyricist | Armand Blackmar |
| Year Published | 1792 |
| Type | Patriotic |
| Playing Time | |
| Comments | Likening "Maryland! My Maryland" to the French
"Marseillaise" stemmed not only from its patriotic and martial
spirit, but also because Southerners saw many similarities between their
own and the French Revolution. The story of the
"Marseillaise" also appealed to Southerners.
Singing in the Nation, p. 76 |