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The 20th Maine and its color-bearer Andrew Tozier are the subjects of "Ballad of the 20th Maine", a song by the Maine band The Ghost of Paul Revere; it is the official state ballad of Maine. [8] [9] The song "Dixieland" by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band is also about the 20th Maine. [10]
On June 7, 2019 The Ghost of Paul Revere song "Ballad of the 20th Maine" became the official state ballad of Maine. [6] The song, written by Griffin Sherry, commemorates the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. [7] On April 18, 2022, in an Instagram post, the trio announced they will be disbanding following the Ghostland Festival.
Tozier and the story of the 20th Maine are celebrated in The Ghost of Paul Revere's song "Ballad of the 20th Maine", from their album Field Notes Vol.1. [9] The song became the official State Ballad of Maine in 2019. Tozier appears in the 1993 film Gettysburg, portrayed by actor Herb Mitchell.
According to Bangor Daily News, Maine's Democratic Party chair, Bev Uhlenhake, had chosen an unequivocally Maine song in "Ballad of the 20th Maine." The tune, by the band The Ghost of Paul Revere ...
Maine State song: State of Maine: Roger Vinton Snow: Roger Vinton Snow: 1937 [1] State ballad: Ballad of the 20th Maine: The Ghost of Paul Revere: Griffin Sherry: 2019
The symbols were recognized and signed into law by the Maine Legislature and governor of Maine and are officially listed in the Maine Laws in article 1, chapter 9. [ 2 ] The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal , were adopted in 1820, [ 3 ] and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet ...
20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; 25th; Pages in category "1950s ballads" ... The Ballad of Davy Crockett; The Ballad of Thunder Road; Big Iron; The Black Hills of Dakota ...
The 20th Maine regiment marched to the Battle of Antietam, but did not participate in the fighting. The brothers fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg , suffering light casualties in the assaults on Marye's Heights, but they were forced to spend a miserable night on the freezing battlefield among the many wounded and dead from other regiments.