This collection is comprised of sheet music from the mid to late 19th century, as well as music about the American Civil War from the first half of the twentieth century.
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Submissions from 1860
[Les] Filles du Ciel; Heaven’s Messenger, Camille Schubert and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Galop Di Bravura, Jules Schulhoff and D. P. Faulds & Co.
Old Honest Abe for Me, G. D. S. and Firth, Pond & Co.
Hope, Charles L. Simon and H. M. Higgins
Gaite De Coeur, Sydney Smith and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Rail Splitter’s Polka, Harry L. Tatnall and Lee & Walker
[The] Cottage by the Sea, J. R. Thomas and Blackmar & Bro.
Bonny Eloise: The Belle of the Mohawk Vale, J. R. Thomas; George W, Elliott; and Blackmar & Bro.
Gentle, Be Thy Footfall, T. Martin Towne, Emily B. Carroll, and S. Brainard & Co.
Fairy Polka Redowa, A. J. Vaas and Root & Cady
Rogers Schottische, A. J. Vaas and Root & Cady
I Wish I Was in Dixie, J. C. Viereck, Walter H. Peters, and P. P. Werlein
John Bell Polka, Charles L. Ward and D. P. Faulds & Co.
Our Musical Friend no.6, Jean Weber, G. A. MacFarren, Kucken, Franz Abt, Speyer, and Ross & Tousey
Bright Eyed Little Nell of Narragansett Bay, G. C. W.; Wurzel; and Firth, Pond & Co.
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, W. T. Wrighton, J. E. Carpenter, and S. T. Gordon
Submissions from 1859
Darling Nelly Gray Polka, J. Bellak and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Child of Regiment, Donizetti, G. W. Glover, C. Jeffrys, and W. C. Peters and Sons
Wandering Sprite, J. C. Engelbrecht and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[The] Tolling Bell; Approaching Mt. Vernon, Charles Grobe and Lee & Walker
Milwaukee Light Guard Quickstep, H. N. Hempsted and H. N. Hempsted
Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother, John P. Ordway and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Phonographic Waltz, Ch. H. Rondeau and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Not a Sound is on the Hill, Rossini, Jno. Langton, and Beck & Lawton
Lone Rock by the Sea, George W. Scott, Ada Kernan, and W. C. Peters & Sons
Carry Your Friend in your Pocket, J. H. Tully, J. H. Wilton, and W. C. Peters & Sons
Douglas Grand March, George C. Walker and Marsh
Annie Laurie, W.C. Peters & Sons
Within a Mile of Edinburg Town, W.C. Peters & Sons
Submissions from 1858
[Le] Reve d’Amour, J. M. Abbott and William Hall & Son
God Save Our President, George Felix Benkert, Frances De Haes Janvier, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Down the Burn, Davy Love, Firth, Pond & Co.
Our American Cousin Polka, Charles Jarvis and Wm. H. Coulston
Rest thee Sweetly Serenade, A. Thurburn Kerr, G. C. Hallet, and Tripp & Cragg
Golden Bell Schottische, C. Kinkel and Tripp & Cragg
Golden Star Schottisch, Edwin G. Knowlton and S. Brainard & Co.
O Gallant Sailor Boy, Samuel Lover and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Virginia Washington Monument Grand March, James E. Magruder and Miller & Beacham
[A] Life on the Ocean Wave, Epes Sargent, Henry Russell, and William Hall & Son
[The] Atlantic Cable Polka, Louis Selle and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Bonnie Eloise, J. R. Thomas, George W. Elliott, and Wm. Hall & Son
Ocean Cable Galopade, J. T. Wamelink and J. J. Lemon
[The] Dearest Spot of Earth, W. T. Wrighton and Tripp & Cragg
Submissions from 1857
[The] Haunted Stream, George Barker and Beck & Lawton
Webster’s Funeral March, Beethoven and Balmer & Weber
[The] Song My Mother Loved To Sing, Frederick Buckley, S. S. Steele, and Edward L. Walker
[The] Lock of Hair, George R. Cromwell and S. T. Gordon
Parting Waltz, H. Frangel and S. Brainard & Co.
[The] Irish Washer Woman, Charles Grobe and Oliver Ditson
Willie Roves No More; Answer to ‘Willie We Have Missed You’, Fred Hessler and Beck & Lawton
Atlantic Telegraph Schottisch, Henry Kleber and Firth, Pond & Co.
[The] Lancer’s Quadrilles, J. S. Knight and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Stars of the Southern Night, Charles J. Merz and Oliver Ditson & Co.
My Grandmother’s Advice, M, Edward Kanski, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Kane’s Funeral March, William H. Shuster and Lee & Walker
Lorena, J. P. Webster, H. D. L. Webster, and H. M. Higgins
[The] Red, White, and Blue, A. Whitcombe and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[The] Drama March, Sep. Winner and Lee & Walker
Submissions from 1856
Smile To Day, A Lady of Savannah, George Robertson Jr., and William Hall & Son
[La] Priere Dune Vierge; The Maiden’s Prayer, Thekla Badarzewska and George Willig
[The] Last Meeting with Old Folks, J. A. Baker, Sidney Dyer, and Lee & Walker
[The] Laura Keene Schottisch, Thomas Baker and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Ladies Reception March, Charles Barker and W. C. Peters & Sons
Minnehana; Laughing Water Polka, Francis H. Brown and Wm. Hall & Son
Come Love to the Wildwood, J. Dayton and Oliver Ditson
Pleasures of Home, George Dutton, George Dutton Jr., and Russell & Richardson
Gentle Annie, V. C. Forister, Edward T. Cox, and John Marsh
My School Boy Days, W. D. Franklin and J. Sage & Sons
[The] Gipsy Countess, Stephen Glover, Mrs. Crawford, and Lee & Walker
Darling Nelly Gray, B. R. Hanby and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Twilight Dews, Henry Tolman & Co.
Fillmore Quickstep, Albert Holland and Miller & Beacham
Leonore Polka; Deliciosa, Carl Merz, Madame E. Masset, and Berry & Gordon
Root, Hog, or Die, Oliver Ditson
Chicago Quickstep, Mrs. D. C. Payne and H. M. Higgins
[The] Cottage by the Sea, J. R. Thomas and Firth, Pond & Co.
[The] Winds That Waft My Signs to Thee!, W. Vincent Wallace, H. W. Challis, and William Hall & Son
Submissions from 1855
[La] Coralie Polka Schottisch, J. M. Abbott and S. T. Gordon
My Dear Old Home, H. Avery and Edward L. Walker
When We Recall the Happy Scenes, M. W. Balfe, Alfred Bunn, and Oliver Ditson
Life’s Sunny Side, F. Bartenstein and Lee & Walker
Wedding March, Mendelssohn Bartholdy and S. Brainard & Co.
Katy-Did Schottish, James Bellak and William Hall & Son
[The] Very Last Polka, Francois Bernard and William Hall & Son
Hail Columbia, Ferd Beyer and Wm. Hall & Son
[The] Dissatisfied Man, J. Burton, J. Monro, and L. Meignen & Co
[The] Cork Leg, Burton and Munson Bancroft
Star of Home, Canthal and W. C. Peters & Sons
Shells of Ocean, J. W. Cherry and Lee & Walker
Shells of Ocean, J. W. Cherry and S. Brainard & Co.
Rock of Liberty, James G. Clark and Russell & Tollman
[The] Sword of Bunker Hill, Bernard Covert, William Ross Wallace, J. G. Clark, and G. P. Reed & Co.
Last Idea of Weber, Henri Cramer and S. Brainard & Co.
Madle Ruck, Ruck, J. H. Doppler and S. Brainard & Co.
My Beloved One’s Fairy Like Form, A. Fesca and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[A] Shower of Roses Quadrille, Charles W. Glover and Firth, Pond & Co.
Home Where Changes Never Come, C. W. Glover, W. H. Bellamy, and Lee & Walker
Depths of the Ocean, Stephen Glover, J. E. Carpenter, and W. C. Peters & Sons
Prince Albert’s Band March, Stephen Glover and Firth & Hall
Prince Albert’s Band March, Stephen Glover and S. Brainard & Co.
