JINE THE CAVALRY

The theme-song of General J.E.B. Stuart’s famous cavalry is attributed to the leader of his camp band and banjoist, Sam Sweeney. This signature song, the words possibly penned by Stuart himself, was “Jine the Cavalry”. Though the composer is uncertain, it is thought to have been adapted by Sweeney, who, after enlisting in the cavalry in 1862, soon came to the general’s attention and suddenly found himself a member of Stuart's staff and his personal minstrel troupe.
As Burke Davis wrote in his great biography of Stuart, “JEB Stuart - the Last Cavalier”,
“Stuart must have more music.…there was always music. Sweeney on the banjo, Mulatto Bob on the bones, a couple of fiddlers […] Sweeney rode with Stuart on the outpost day and night. Stuart often sang and Sweeney plucked the strings behind him. . . . “
One of Stuart’s most trusted staff officers, Heros Von Borcke, recalled In 1866, in his Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, that Stuart was “…always the gayest and noisiest of the party... usually the festivities closed with the famous song... Jine the Cavalry.”
And from the Charleston Mercury in Jan. of 1863: “…Are your readers aware that Gen. J.E.B. Stuart carries with him wherever he goes, in all his circuits and raids, a brother of Joe Sweeney, the famous banjo player? Such is the fact. […] He carries his banjo behind his saddle, wrapped up in a piece of oil- cloth, and whenever the cavalry stop, even to water their horses, the band strikes up on the banjo and picks a merry air.”
The structure and melody of the song is ‘borrowed’ from the chorus of an older, early-minstrel stage favorite, "Down in Alabama", believed to have been composed by Sam's older brother, Joel. Sam was the younger brother to Joel ‘Joe’ Sweeney, who greatly popularized the banjo beginning in the mid-1800’s, and went on to become leader of the world-famous 1845 touring group, the Virginia Minstrels.
The lyrics of “Jine the Cavalry” tell the story of many of Stuart’s adventures and exploits. The song soon became the ‘anthem’ of the dashing Confederate cavalry leader, who, when not actively fighting Yankees, loved good music, singing and dancing.
A member of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Sam Sweeney died in camp, on January 13, 1864.

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[@lewiemcneely9143]

That's a fact!

[@Jubilo1]

The hell you say !

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

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[@drekdrek2988]

And it s jine the cavalry!

[@gavinb907]

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[@staceya5149]

Who wouldn't want to join the cavalry after hearing this?! Sign me up, boys!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Been there, done that. It's interesting. 1st of the 3rd.

[@jackmurphy3940]

The violin is one of the best sounding instruments ever !!

[@alswann2702]

Fiddle

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@alswann2702 Right. This ain't the opera.

[@jackmurphy3940]

@@alswann2702 yeah the Fiddle and fife sound really good too !!

[@bryanthenderson1501]

@@jackmurphy3940 That ain't no fife. It's what's commonly known as a tin whistle or a penny whistle.

[@jackmurphy3940]

@@bryanthenderson1501 Ok... thanks...

[@serbianchromus]

Most of my family claims that this isn't history, but instead hate. But this is beautiful, heritage not hate. god bless the 2nd South Carolina String Band!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

They need to figure out who the REAL enemy is and obviously it's not who THEY think it is.

[@bob87776]

Yes, this is history. May we always remember it, lest we suffer ourselves to repeat it.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@bob87776 Don't really see how we could forget it. Seems other folks have the wrong perspective of it though.

[@bob87776]

@@lewiemcneely9143 People forget the horror, longing for or indulging in a romantic nostalgia of “a beautiful, heritage.” The music is chilling and mesmerizing, beautiful like a rattlesnake. Agree that perspectives differ, just hoping that if we keep history in our consciousness, reasonably complete and accurate history, then we might yet avoid a second bloodletting over a difference of perspectives. The REAL enemy you allude to? I’m not sure who that it is, but I rather hope that it’s never again a fellow American.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@bob87776 The REAL enemy is the one that is leading the so-called leaders around the world to come together for another round of the same. Wait for it. People will not see that what they think is THE dream is just an allusion. This country has never been for and by the people or things would be different. Give people bread and circuses and lets get back to our laid back way of life, not knowing they have been taken for a ride. A rough ride. And it's been proved that what is taught as 'history' is fake. Especially about the issues of the South. It's on the way and there will never be another one like it. Just look and listen what's around you. It's there to see and hear IF we're open to it.

[@zuzanahessova2333]

Greetings from Europe. You made me happy.

[@mark2529]

Yes make that two

[@Brady10thTX]

Let's Give them a REBEL YELL

[@jackmurphy4832]

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[@chrisstevens3567]

God bless the south and this band for keeping the culture alive!

[@Alexander-dd4rg]

You know there's something wrong with the world when this has almost 3000 views in 24 hours and sexual pop/degenerate music videos get hundreds of thousands or millions in less than 24 hours God bless you! you're doing fantastic work

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

You might be on to something...

[@hiimryan2388]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand that people prefer to watch n8ked people

[@infowarsdotcom1131]

Degenerate Pop Culture poisons humanity.

[@aztromous2555]

@@infowarsdotcom1131 "When we see this appetite for material goods which has replaced the great flame of the ideal which animated us, well then, truly, between the two we chose the right side. The small, miserable Europe of today, of this impoverished Common Market, cannot give happiness to men. Consumer society poisons humanity rather than elevating it." - Léon Degrelle

[@OneLostTexan]

Huh never really cared about such music and so I never knew they really got such attention. Yeah that's a travesty.

[@alswann2702]

Beats walking!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

It did!

[@stephenhancock1578]

Great comment!!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@stephenhancock1578 I was there in 71.

[@oscarslife5497]

Greetings from Scotland

[@fenrissalba7329]

# 55

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I ended up in the Cavalry in 1971 through an in-country transfer. I was in RVN at the time. It was blamed interesting. Now to listen to this again. I liked the little gal with the bow in her hair. She is definitely home folks. A-PLUS from your buddy a little to the North but not THAT far North! GBWYall!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks, Lewie ! She and her family have been coming out to Gettysburg (from Brooklyn NY, I believe) to see us for years, btw...

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand They (she) ought to! They need a little Southern Culture to loosen them up!

[@EnVagyok75]

"Southerners" should never give up their pride and identity! THEY ARE THE REAL AMERICANS! Greetings from Hungary! ☝️✝️🇭🇺🙏💪👍

[@zbieramnakartonowyprzycisk8026]

Love this song! Love this band! Long Life 2nd South Carolina String Band!

[@atheodorasurname6936]

My mother was from a family in Kentucky that stayed neutral in the Civil War and were also against involvement in foreign wars. She used to sing a version of this opposing the first World War that, as I recall, went "I don't want to march with the infantry, ride with the cavalry, shoot with the artillery. I don't want to fly over Germany. I just wanna be friends."

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I've heard a part and parcel of that tune. I sort of swayed to WAR by Edwin Starr but that's rather intense. BUT TRUE!

[@j.p.h.hartkamp.7915]

I am a good old rebel.

[@thitsugaya1224]

My many times great grandfather was a cavalryman, a Sargent in the 29th Texas Cavalry CSA.

[@AmericanMilitaryHistory]

Do you have any information on him? Prehaps a name or some of the battles he may have fought in? I'm certianly intrested to hear! I love hearing the more personal stories of each solider. I had a realitive who was in the Army of Tennesse, but sadly other than that I've got nothing on him, I don't even know his name.

[@nomadpi1]

Wonderful Folksongs from the 19th Century. Anyone who claims this band sings racist music are the racists. Those who claim others are racists are the true racists. A racists first reaction is name-calling. Fabulous work Gentlemen.

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

Them War of Northern Aggression feels.... Great job, gents!

[@hiimryan2388]

Dam u Jony reb

[@jackmurphy4832]

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[@hayden3483]

Checkmate Lincolnites!!!

[@AmericanMilitaryHistory]

@@hayden3483 Jonh Wilkes Booth certainly did checkmate Lincoln.

[@InariMusic]

Greetings from Germany! South will rise again!

[@AmericanMilitaryHistory]

Another one of my favorites, God Bless JEB Stuart!

[@37BE01Red]

My goodness, from England, without doubt, you are my favourite Confederate band!!!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks ! And thanks for being a subscriber !!!

[@Inquartus]

Heritage of the South, God bless y'all

[@Matthias_SZL]

Good to see ya again, boys!

[@sartainja]

“Preserve untarnished the reputation you have so nobly won.“ - Nathan Bedford Forrest

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Amen to that. My ggf was in the 7th Tn Cav.

[@AidanC850]

I am from the UK and most of my family is from the UK but deep down I have a deep southern side. I have 2 great grandfathers from the south. One was an American GI from Georgia. His family were from Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia and my other great grandfathers side were from Texas and Alabama and I love to embrace my southern side by listening to southern music. It's one of the best to me

[@lewiemcneely9143]

LOTS of us have kin there and around and about.

[@bokie2461]

My wife is the same way she has many relatives that immigrated from the UK to the US with similar surnames and all. She's from the UK, but after being married to me, she found it funny seeing all her dna matches being in the US. As for me was opposite I'm born and raised from Texas, and most of my heritage is from Scotland & Ireland lol 😅

[@bokie2461]

I was always told that we were German descendants with German surname, but dna shows otherwise for me lol

[@2007bing]

My whole family listens to the old music. So much better than now a days music.

[@cadenloyd5220]

Even I can get down to this.

[@johngray2433]

Watching from Scotland, This music is in my blood!

[@mauriziomatarese2420]

Hiii boys, up with the South!

[@thomasziemann8107]

Greetings from Germany. 🇺🇲🇩🇪

[@eisenmannhans7866]

Wonderful ! Greetings and many thanks from Berlin/Germany , and from my dear girlfriend Flicka from ?

[@edsims719]

My wife changed the lyrics after I came back from a reenactment: "If you want to have good time. If you want to catch the devil. If you want to have fun. If you want to smell like hell. Jine the cavalry."

[@ruthgarcia5228]

You patriotic men are fabulous. Thank you & god bless.

[@EB05312]

keeping the spirit of Dixie alive

[@snedler]

I'm from Denmark and I love you guys. Sry but you are fuckin* awesome Keep on playing music for me😄 Giving me good mood Thank you so much! Hugs✌🖒

[@tombankwel4822]

I love this stunning 🎶 🎶 music 🤟 jeb Stuart and John mosby riding together around the yanks cavalry wow absolutly powerfull and the Best horsesoldiers in the World 🤠 🤠

[@aintit]

Always a good day when I see these fellas have posted. Listening to old Confederate songs like this always get me in a good mood.

[@j.d.peppmeier9041]

Southern heritage is an important part of our American heritage !

[@j.p.h.hartkamp.7915]

The Netherlands loves you guys!!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

And we love you back !

[@HistoryBoy]

Wonderful footage of this concert! Far superior in both editing and shots! Magnificent work and I look forward to our next partnership.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks, HB !!! See you soon, I hope.

[@HistoryBoy]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand of course pard!

[@MT-lo7dt]

Wish I could watch you all live playing......thank you

[@anomaly9164]

This is a pure masterpiece

[@tdm7680]

Another great Friday surprise, thank you Sirs.

[@Tactical_Nuke0]

Cant believe this was posted nearly 2 years ago! Lord, please take me back 3 years ago, when I felt young

[@nick.s.c3102]

I've had a rough day, nothing to help me relax and settle in like a video from you guys!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

What a nice thing to say, Nick !

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand True, too!

[@ironlady880]

Best Band Ever...second to NONE...just pure singing and true words...God Bless You!!!

[@erik6466]

Awesome band! Long Live 2nd South Carolina String Band ! Jine the Cavalry!

[@americanmilitiaman88]

My great x4 grandfather was in the 45th Virginia infantry. Daniel Eli stockner. He passed 13 years before my grandpa was born. I have alot of info about him and copies of orignal documents. My great x 4 grandpa on my dads fathers side fought for south Carolina. Unfortunately not alot of info other than his family came from scotland in the early 1700s

[@teresab.parera2986]

Son ustedes maravillosos!!!! Me encanta su música country!!!! Un saludo desde Barcelona!!!!

[@jackmurphy4832]

Glad that there’s a translator 😅

[@TheMeatCutter]

I can't stop listening to this damned song...too catchy :) thank you

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

No, no ! Thank YOU !!! Subscribe ! Hear more !

[@vintagebrew1057]

Got this on repeat in London UK!

[@3lp536]

3 years late, but i'm joining for sure.

[@justanamericandoggo6725]

Only 10k views in 2 weeks? This deserves way more.

[@vickienelson2525]

Make my day when I saw this! Love these gentlemen 💕

[@theromanbaron]

Y’all come take a trip to Washington on the Brazos in Texas. We are where Texas became a republic in 1836! It’s a Museum and full time working ranch from 1850. You’d be very much welcome!

[@dobermanpac1064]

Keeping it alive!! Thanks Gentlemen 🤠✝️

[@lewiemcneely9143]

AMEN and have to love them old schnauzzle-headed dogs!

[@beadahm8733]

Hé ! Good morning Friends of 2nd South Carolina String Band, very happy to listen you again!👍from🇲🇫

[@robertbreves]

Awesome Guys :) Greetings from Germany :)

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Vielen danke !

[@robertbreves]

Bitte :)

[@KowboyUSA]

Cavalry is a good time, that I can testify

[@francpavlovic2722]

Great artists. Great songs. Soppose that songs realy sounded like that. Thank you.

[@aimeretaud853]

Very good, 👍I love our musics and songs I listen with a great interest, from France. Aimé

[@thefreedog5645]

Great song, loved it. Makes me proud to be 2nd generation cavalry. Y'all should look into doing The Yellow Rose of Texas, would love to hear y'all play it.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

We've done it many times. Search our channel...

[@1339LARS]

Great tune!!!!!! //Lars

[@Etherproof]

Golden! One of my favourite bands of all time. Greetings from London!

[@ricardomoriya1213]

God bless... thank you guys!

[@davidmarzabasccunana9711]

Always engaliacar ♥️♥️♥️

[@debbiekennedy4500]

Debbie. London. Found your Music Last Week ~o Susana ~ From MY UK. Top 40. 1960.Still love IT! Thanks All OF You.And Civil War songs. 85 Now Born 1938.

[@stephenclintary4300]

My favorite band.

[@randomwalk5095]

i like a lot the bones song fantastic make this song so particular

[@talbotsplace7316]

Speaking as a cavalryman (the motorized kind) I always loved this song and that's just why i 'jined the cavalry."

[@jojokrako7818]

Beautiful work on this song gentlemen!!!! Deo Vindice and hoorah from Georgia!

[@roguegen5536]

Great performance gentlemen!

[@b25mtchll]

Love you lads, keep up the great music!

[@hunor8156]

This is some good music.

[@Magos_Fritz]

I've been listening to you guys for years. You're my favorite Southern string band.

[@haraldernstkalt4239]

Greetings from Germany, great song as always, i love it

[@jackal7301]

love from the nords keep going strong

[@DanSam48]

These fellas are so good, makes me wonder what the 1st SC String Band is up to...

[@davidmarzabasccunana9711]

Good morning and music

[@fredriktibblin]

This was really great, I appreciate you for uploading this!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Our pleasure !

[@douglasradaelli5053]

Magnífico!

[@hiimryan2388]

I keep thinking it says "join" the cavalry

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

It does ! In Southron !

[@svenskaflicka9175]

Fantastic song! Thank you kind gentlemen! To my dear, wonderful boyfriend eisenmannhans, there’s a Southern Flicka who you have made very happy 😉

[@eisenmannhans7866]

There's just one possible answer : Muah !

[@svenskaflicka9175]

Haaaaach...Muah!

[@eisenmannhans7866]

@@svenskaflicka9175 Grin wide , hehehe ...

[@svenskaflicka9175]

@eisenmannhans Fada beo an Deisceart, an Ghearmáin beo fada, Long Live Ireland! 😊😍😘

[@he_vetcng_huneroffical]

glad to see you guys are still making videos

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Glad you're still watching 'em ! Thanks !!

[@nvs4u2]

Love the old boy playing the bones.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

So do we !!! I'll tell him you said so...

[@lyndonhudspeth4915]

Beautiful, can’t understand why some people in your country think this is keeping alive racism, never forget your history good or bad, black or white, it’s your heritage. Look to the future,but don’t forget your past. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@kimberlywertz3839]

Unfortunately there are those that want to whitewash the history of the republic. So as to fit their beliefs.

[@ooflaf]

You are absolutely the best at playing!!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thank you! 😃

[@ZM7241994]

Having read Heros von Borcke's 'Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence', I must say that it was y'alls rendition of 'Jine the Cavalry' that was playing in my head while imagining the campfire scenes in the book. Speaking of this, I encourage everyone who reads this to pick up a copy for themselves as it is fantastic!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

I second that recommendation ! Here's another - the BEST first person account I have ever read (and I've read a LOT of 'em...): www.amazon.com/Mississippi-Rebel-Army-Northern-Virginia/dp/0807119814/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SUCJKHEQLX1X&dchild=1&keywords=a+mississippi+rebel+in+the+army+of+northern+virginia&qid=1620102665&sprefix=A+Mississippi%2Cstripbooks%2C158&sr=8-1

[@brucecollins4729]

that,s how we pronounce it in scotland ..jine the airmy etc. notice some scots words in the south.

[@lupusalbus3795]

Fantastic rendition. Keep up the good work! Love from GA

[@Meprivateforme]

I love this song

[@Hardrian_Hardrada_Cicero]

Kinda interesting that the folks who selected the songs for Sid Meier's Colonization (1994 MSDOS) selected this song for the game itself.

[@w1therslick]

This made my Saturday morning! Thank you guys!

[@funeraloak7422]

Wonderful piece of work. Greetings from Alabama!

[@stephenhancock1578]

Thank you guys so much, can't wait to see y'all live at some point.

[@Patrick.M1903]

i love this song！！2nd South Carolina String Band is my alltime favourite band！

[@Mao-qp6rd]

You guys just made my weekend. Hope everyone is keeping safe. God bless.

[@geoffdevore6321]

Great song!!

[@giosuetacconiartist-thepro4960]

Simply amazing. The Umbrians are with confederate cause.

[@hayden3483]

God I love this music so much.

[@anttisairanen6766]

Beautiful. First time I heard this was in MIDI format probably. Sid Meier's Colonization. This is true excellence.