Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.910317 Composed by Henry Clay Work. Arranged by Joseph B. Neeley. Concert,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Score. 1 pages. Joseph Neeley #5288883. Published by Joseph Neeley (A0.910317). Marching Through Georgia is a march song written by Henry Clay Work at the end of the American Civil War.  Outside of the southern United States it had widespread appeal.  The song remains popular with brass bands and has been used in countless shows including the 1990 Ken Burn’s documentary Civil War.