Historedia
Person

Julia Ward Howe

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1861–1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Julia Ward Howe, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic published

    1861–1862

    Role: Abolitionist writer and poet

    1. November 1861 – February 1862 · Boston, MassachusettsComposition and Sale

      Howe wrote the verses in November 1861 and sold them to The Atlantic Monthly for $4 in February 1862.

    2. February 1862 · Boston, MassachusettsPublication in The Atlantic

      The song was published on the front page of The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862.

Sources

  1. Battle Hymn of the Republic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Julia Ward Howe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
  3. The Atlantic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02