https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown's_Body
I guess I respect some troops a bit
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When Lincoln awaited troops in a capitol without an army, after the military had essentially dissolved or joined the confederacy, the first sign of troops arriving after weeks of waiting was the sound of them singing John Brown's Body. Like that was what he heard that announced their arrival