God Save the South
The song was written because the author wanted to tell soldiers in the civil war that God is with them. The other reason it was written because they were at war with the North, and the author wanted this song to challenge the Union's "Battle Hymn of the Republic", as well as to promote southern nationalism. It was first published in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it was the first song published in the CSA since the Ordinance of Secession.