Write a 750–1250 word paper (approximately 3–5 pages, typed double-spaced) in which you describe how both the Confederate and Union armies used adaptations of the song “Dixie.”

The song “Dixie,” also known as “Dixie’s Land,” or “I Wish I Was in Dixie,” was a very popular song originally performed in guise of blackface minstrelsy. In the American Civil War, both the Confederate and Union armies adopted the song as anthems in their own way. Write a 750–1250 word paper (approximately 3–5 pages, typed double-spaced) in which you describe how both the Confederate and Union armies used adaptations of the song “Dixie.” Through both an analysis of the lyrics and the historical aspects of minstrelsy performance, discuss how the meaning of the song changed.