'King Cotton, Song Sheet'
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Title
'King Cotton, Song Sheet'
Subject
A song celebrating the South and the persona of 'King Cotton,' written in the Aftermath of the Battle of 1st Manassas (Bull Run), and other early Union losses.
Description
This song sheet celebrates the actions of the Confederate Army in its early victories against the Northern military. The idea of 'King Cotton' dominates the themes of the song, based upon the strong association between the South and the perceived dominance of the cotton industry. Emerging out of arguments made in the 1850s, particularly by South Carolina senator James Henry Hammond before the Senate in 1858.
Believing that the economic power of cotton gave the Confederacy diplomatic leverage over the nations of Europe, to pressure foreign support, cotton diplomacy guided their initial efforts at foreign policy. Ultimately, the strategy failed to have the desired impact, increasingly limited Southern cotton gradually replaced by product from other sources.
Believing that the economic power of cotton gave the Confederacy diplomatic leverage over the nations of Europe, to pressure foreign support, cotton diplomacy guided their initial efforts at foreign policy. Ultimately, the strategy failed to have the desired impact, increasingly limited Southern cotton gradually replaced by product from other sources.
Creator
Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely
Source
North Carolina Digital History Center and Duke University Libraries
Publisher
Digitized in the Duke University Digital Repositories - American Song Sheets Collection
Date
June 1, 1862
Rights
Free Re-Use
Language
English
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Song Sheet
Collection
Citation
Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, “'King Cotton, Song Sheet',” A Study of England in the American Civil War, accessed October 5, 2024, https://johnathanseitz.com/items/show/24.