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 1870
God is Love, Anonymous
Carry the News We are all Surrounded, Walter Bray, Charley Howard, Eddie Fox, and Lee & Walker
President Lincoln’s Grand March, F. B. Helmsmuller and S. T. Gordon & Son
[The] Patchwork Song, S. Nielson, W. Dexter Smith Jr., and S. Brainard's Sons
Could I but Claim that Heart’s Embrace, H. D. Sofge and J. E. McCaullay
Submissions from 1869
Flower of the Hearth, Franz Abt., E. W. M., and G. Andre & Co.
[The] Lover and the Bird, Cesar Baladi, P. D. Gugliemlo, and J. L. Peters
Ah So True, G. Estabrook and John L. Peters
President’s March, Federico Gennari and John F. Ellis & Co
General Lee’s Quick March, Charles Young and J. L. Peters
Submissions from 1868
Our Brutus, E. B. Armand, La Grosse Democrat, and A. E. Blackmar
Laus Deo, F. Boott, J. G. Whittier, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Grant and Colfax Campaign March, G. W. Lovejoy and Lyon & Healy, Clark & Washington Sts.
Let Women Vote, T. Martin Towne, Mrs. E. L. Kellogg, and Root & Cady
Northmen Awake, J. P. Webster, S. Fillmore Bennett, and Root & Cady
Submissions from 1867
[The] President’s March; Hail Columbia, Balmer & Weber
Nella Calma; In the Calmness, William Dressler, H. Millard, and J. L. Peters
Lincoln’s Grand March, J. J. Dodmyer & Co
Old Roger The Tin-Maker Man, W. B. Richardson, C. C. Haskins, and Henry Tolman & Co
Dreams of Home, Ira C. Stockbridge, C. C. Haskins, and G. D. Russell & Company
Submissions from 1866
Monody on the Death of Abraham Lincoln, J. C. Beckel and Marsh & Bubna
[The] American Volunteers Triumphal March, Edward Clapman and H. M. Higgins
In Memoriam Abraham Lincoln, M. Keller, W. Dexter Smith Jr., and Wm. Hall & Son
Heaven Hath Shed a Tear, Fr. Kucken, Thomas Becket Jr., Mrs. C. R. Corson, and G. Andre & Co
"In Memoriam” A. Lincoln, Getrude I. Ladd and C. M. Tremaine
[The] Freedman’s Lament, M. B. Ladd, E. A. Parkhurst, and Horace Waters
Ave Maria, Luigi Luzzi, H. Millard, and G. Schirmer
Requiem, Jules C. Meininger and McCarrell & Meininger
President Lincoln’s Funeral Dirge, Rose Rynder and Marsh & Bubna
Here’s Your Mule Galop, Charles Stein and S. Brainard's Sons
God Save the President National Song, Charles E. White, E. N. Lamont, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Darky Sam, J. Young and D. S. Holmes
Submissions from 1865
Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral March, C. H. Bach
Grand Inaugural; Polonaise, Charles H. Bach and Root & Cady
Funeral March, C. H. Bach and S. Brainard's Sons
I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls, M. W. Balfe and John C. Schreiner & Son
Monody on the Death of Abraham Lincoln, J. C. Beckel and J. J. Dobmeyer & Co
Lincoln’s Dead March, J. C. Beckel and J. Marsh
Monody on the Death of Abraham Lincoln, J. C. Beckel and J. Marsh
Goodbye, Jeff!, P. P. Bliss and Root & Cady
Pat Malloy, Dion Bourcicault, John P. Cooke, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Lincoln’s Requiem, Irene Boynton, J. A. Butterfield, and H. M. Higgins
Ivy Leaf Waltz, H. M. Brainard and S. Brainard & Son
President Lincoln’s Funeral March, T. M. Brown and Endres & Lompton
[The] Martyr of Liberty, James G. Clark and Horace Waters
[The] Death of President Lincoln, William Clifton and Thos. Birch & Son
Peace, E. K. Cole, Mrs. C. Edmonston, and C. Edmonston
How Sleep the Brave, William Collins, Carlo Bardetti, and Endres & Compton
[The] Nation’s Purest Man, John H. Cook, William B. Bradbury, and Louis Tripp
Jeff in Petticoats, George Cooper, Henry Tucker, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Oh! Speak to Me Once More, Henri Cromwell, W. Dexter Smith Jr., and G. D. Russell & Company
Lincoln’s Funeral March, E. C. Davis and Balmer & Weber
Funeral March; or Marche Funebre, Donizetti and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Jack on the Green, Dan D. Emmett and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, C. Everest and Lee & Walker
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, C. Everest and Lee & Walker
[The] National Funeral March, C. Everest and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, C. Everest and Oliver Ditson Company
[The] Death Knell is Tolling, J. F. Fargo, H. H. Cody, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Lincoln’s Funeral March, Ch. Jos. Fischer and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Requiem March; In Honor of President’s Lincoln, W. O. Fiske and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Ole Mose, Edwy Wells Foster and Henry Tolman & Co.
Lincoln In Memorium, Wm. P. Fox, Francis Woolcott, and John Church Jr.
Lincoln’s Grave, Isaiah W. Gougler and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
President Lincoln’s Funeral March, J. W. Groschel and Theodore Hagen
President Lincoln’s Funeral March, Louis Grube and Grube & Metz
Funeral March, F. Haase and Oliver Ditson & Co.
How it Marches! The Flag of the Union, H. H. Hawley, Geo. F. Root, and Root & Cady
Drummer Boys of Shiloh, Will S. Hays
Milwaukee Light Guard Quickstep, H. N. Hempsted and H. N. Hempsted
Our Flag Shall Wave There, Robert Hervey and W. R. Smith
Lincoln’s Funeral March, Charles Hess and A. C. Peters & Bro.
General Sherman and His Boys in Blue, H. M. Higgins and H. M. Higgins
President Lincoln’s Funeral March, T. Jacobs and John F. Ellis
[The] Corinthian Waltz, J. Church Jr.
Jasmine Waltz, Lottie J. Johnson and H. M. Higgins
May Rose Waltz, Lottie J. Johnson and H. M. Higgins
Requiem, M. Keller and S. Brainard's Sons
Lincoln’s Dying Refrain, M. B. Ladd and S. T. Gordon
Lincoln’s Dying Refrain, M. B. Ladd and W. R. Smith
Our Martyr President, Oscar Linden, W. Dexter Smith, and G. D. Russell & Company
President Lincoln’s Funeral March, E. Mack and Lee & Walker
Dirge, E. Mack, O. Wheelock, and Lee & Walker
Captain Jinks, T. Maclagan and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Funeral March, Henry Mayer and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
How Can I Bear to Part from Thee, Julius C. Meininger, Thomas B. Long, and A. C. Peters & Bro
In Memoriam, H. T. Merrill, Mrs. E. J. Bugbee, and H. T. Merrill & Co
In Memoriam, H. T. Merrill, Mrs. E. J. Bugbee, and Merrill & Brennan
In Memoriam, H. T. Merrill, Mrs. E. J. Bugbee, and Root & Cady
Funeral March, Karl Merz and John Church, Jr.
For God & Liberty, H. Millard and Firth, Son & Co.
[The] President’s Grave, L. B. Miller, Edwin S. Babbitt, and S. Brainard's Sons
President Lincoln’s Funeral March, Francis Mueller and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Abraham’s Daughter, F. H. H. Oldfield and M. Gray
Funeral March, John K. Paine and Beer & Schirmer
Funeral March, Mrs. E. A. Parkhurst and Horace Waters
Oh, Send Me One Flower From His Grave, Mrs. E. A. Parkhurst, Mrs. M. A. Kidder, and Horace Waters
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, Geo. C. Pearson and H. M. Higgins
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, Geo. C. Pearson and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, Geo. C. Pearson and Oliver Ditson & Co.
