John Brown's Body
noun
a long narrative poem (1928) by Stephen Vincent Benét, about the U.S. Civil War.
Cultural definitions for john brown's body
“John Brown's Body”
A song of the Civil War that pays tribute to the abolitionist John Brown (see abolitionism). It begins, “John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave.”
notes for “John Brown's Body”
“
The Battle Hymn of the Republic” was written to the tune of “John Brown's Body.”