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Julia was educated by tutors at home and in girls' schools until age 16. <ref>Open Connections Program, Women Working 1800-1930, Harvard University Library: Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)[http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/people_howe.html]</ref>
Julia was educated by tutors at home and in girls' schools until age 16. <ref>Open Connections Program, Women Working 1800-1930, Harvard University Library: Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)[http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/people_howe.html]</ref>
In November 1861, the same year that the [[Civil War]] began, Howe was visiting [[Washington, D.C.]] with her husband, and observed the [[Union]] forces during the day and campfires at night. She had difficulty sleeping. In the early morning hours, as the rest of the nation slept, an inspiration struck her to write the lyrics to the famous song, ''The Battle Hymn of the Republic''.<ref>http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/richards/howe/battle.html</ref> These words were published by the Atlantic Monthly on February 1, 1862, and became the theme song for the Union during the Civil War.
In November 1861, the same year that the [[Civil War]] began, Howe was visiting [[Washington, D.C.]] with her husband, and observed the [[Union]] forces during the day and campfires at night. She had difficulty sleeping. In the early morning hours, as the rest of the nation slept, an inspiration struck her to write the lyrics to the famous song, [[Battle Hymn of the Republic|''The Battle Hymn of the Republic'']].<ref>http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/richards/howe/battle.html</ref> These words were published by the Atlantic Monthly on February 1, 1862, and became the theme song for the Union during the Civil War.
This poem was later put to the tune of a campfire spiritual written around 1855 by South Carolinian William Steffe, which had been adapted to many different lyrics.
This poem was later put to the tune of a campfire spiritual written around 1855 by South Carolinian William Steffe, which had been adapted to many different lyrics.