Talk:Red River Valley (song)

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[edit] Orangemen?

Could this be originally an Orange Order song? The "Bright Sherman Valley" in Pennsylvania (Shermansdale, Pennsylvania) had at least one family, the Smileys, descend from a soldier who fought at the Siege of Derry. The discussion on the Wolseley Expedition also mentions Orangemen militias. Is the song older than suspected?Pustelnik (talk) 13:20, 9 March 2008 (UTC)