GOOBER PEAS

Published in 1864, with words and music attributed to one, , Esq., a humorous song written by two Georgia soldiers imprisoned at Camp Chase, in Ohio, “Goober Peas“ somehow “escaped“ and was sung by soldiers in both the Army of Tennessee and the Army of Northern Virginia. This comic song satirizes the limited rations in the Southern armies, which often included “goobers“, or peanuts.