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Publication in The Atlantic
- When
- February 1862
- Where
- Boston, Massachusetts
The song was published on the front page of The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862.
Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic" was first published on the front page of The Atlantic Monthly of February 1862. The magazine, founded in Boston in 1857, was the first to publish pieces by the abolitionist Julia Ward Howe. One source gives the publication date as February 1, 1862, though other passages state only February 1862.
Sources
- Battle Hymn of the Republic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
- The Atlantic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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