0 ▁Category : 1 8 7 0 ▁in ▁Poland ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁Stock ▁Exchange <0x0A> </s> ▁Patrick ▁S ars field ▁Gil more ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish - born ▁American ▁composer ▁and ▁band master ▁who ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁While ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Gil more ▁wrote ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁" When ▁Johnny ▁Com es ▁March ing ▁Home ". ▁This ▁was ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Louis ▁Lam bert ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Gil more ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B ally gar , ▁County ▁Gal way . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁music ▁career ▁at ▁age ▁fifteen , ▁and ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁Canada ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁band . ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁becoming ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Su ff olk , ▁Boston ▁Brigade , ▁and ▁S alem ▁bands ▁in ▁swift ▁succession . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁music ▁store ▁of ▁John ▁P . ▁Ord way ▁and ▁founded ▁Ord way ' s ▁A e oli ans , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁black face ▁min st rel s . ▁With ▁the ▁S alem ▁Band , ▁Gil more ▁performed ▁at ▁the