During the American Civil War, Sherman retreated from engaging the Confederate defenses at Snyder’s Bluff to the tune of Dixie, to which the snarky Confederates replied with a song of their own!

>[Sherman](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/William-Tecumseh-Sherman.jpg) had shelled and assaulted the entrenchments from Christmas Day to New Year’s, when he finally decided the line was unbreakable. In a dense fog, he loaded his wounded onto hospital boats and departed, as a Union band played “Dixie.” As they6 moved away, the Confederate musicians answered them sarcastically, playing “Get Out of the Wilderness.” ____________________________ **Source:** Jenkins, Sally, and John Stauffer. “The Swamp and the Citadel.” *The State of Jones: The Small Southern County That Seceded from the Confederacy*. Anchor Books, 2010. 97-8. Print. ____________________________ **Further Reading:** [William Tecumseh Sherman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman) [Battle of Snyder’s Bluff / Battle of Snyder’s Mill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Snyder%27s_Bluff)