A version with modified lyrics is the official state song of Wisconsin.
was also the cry that Arthur MacArthur Jr. used in the Battle of Chattanooga at Missionary Ridge in the Civil War.
Carl Beck, a former Wisconsin student, convinced him to withdraw it from the contest at the last minute and allow his alma mater to use it instead.
The lyrics were rewritten for the state song in 1913 by Judge Charles D. Rosa and J. S. Hubbard.
was codified in Chapter 170, Laws of 1959, and is incorporated in Section 1.10 of the statutes.
was regarded by John Philip Sousa as "the finest of college marching songs".
[4] There have been persistent rumors that the rights to the song are owned by Paul McCartney or Michael Jackson.
We, thy loyal sons and daughters, Hail thee, good and great.
was the cry that Arthur MacArthur Jr. used in the Battle of Chattanooga at Missionary Ridge during the American Civil War.
[7] In the early 1980s, after the purchase of Edwin H. Morris & Company, lawyers working for Paul McCartney attempted to claim copyrights for several well-known songs, including On, Wisconsin!
The entire catalog was later sold to Michael Jackson[citation needed].
The matter was resolved quietly; however, rumors persist that McCartney or Jackson's estate holds the claim.