| "All Quiet Along the Potomac To-night" | |
|---|---|
 Cover, sheet music, 1863 | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1863 |
| Songwriter(s) | Composer: J.H. Hewitt Lyricist: Ethel Lynn Beers[1] |
"All Quiet Along the Potomac," originally titled "The Picket Guard," is an 1861 poem by American writer Ethel Lynn Beers.
- ^ Davidson, The Living Writers of the South, p. 200: "After a careful and impartial investigation of all the facts in my reach, I have come to the conclusion that Mrs. Beers and not Mr. Fontaine, wrote the poem in question." [quoting Chandler Harris].