Johnny, Fill up the Bowl!, 1863

Tintype portrait of a group of Union officers of the the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment smoking pipes and cigars and drinking wine during the Civil War.

Johnny, Fill Up the Bowl!

The same year when the all time classic “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” was first penned, another classic was set to the same music.

No not ‘When the Ants go Marching In’…

This one had a much more accurate portrayal of what would happen when the civil war ended in ‘Johnny, Fill up the Bowl!’

 

‘Johnny, Fill up the Bowl!’, 1863 Civil War song

 

Another longer version of ‘Johnny, Fill up the Bowl, with sheet music to play along at home…