▁Re const ruction ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁bit tern ess ▁and ▁anger ▁they ▁felt ▁after ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁did ▁not ▁reflect ▁Rand olph ' s ▁personal ▁views ▁and ▁was ▁intended ▁"... ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁irre con cil able ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁ill iter ate ▁in ▁some ▁sections ", ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁s ung ▁and ▁passed ▁through ▁or al ▁tradition ▁throughout ▁Southern ▁bars . ▁ ▁The ▁published ▁version ▁initially ▁contained ▁only ▁four ▁vers es , ▁but ▁individual ▁perform ers ▁have ▁added ▁their ▁own ▁vers es ▁to ▁reflect ▁their ▁own ▁opinions ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁a ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Songs ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁album ▁performed ▁by ▁Ho yt ▁A xt on . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁became ▁known ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁American - born ▁Cons uel o ▁Mont agu , ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁once ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁un c ens ored ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁in ▁London . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁the ▁song , ▁he ▁later ▁requested ▁a ▁repeat ▁performance ▁of ▁"... that ▁fine ▁American ▁song ▁with ▁the ▁c uss ▁words ▁in ▁it ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁band ▁Jun to ▁released ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁an ▁anti - Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁song ▁titled ▁"