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 1864
Childhood, E. O. Eaton, Thomas F. Walker, and Blackmar & Bro.
U. S. G.; National Walk Round, Dan D. Emmett and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Hard Times In Dixie, Eugarps, M. K., and W. W. Whitney
[A] National Hymn, C. Everest, James Nicholson, and Lee & Walker
Beautiful Dreamer, Stephen C. Foster and Wm. Pond & Co.
Marche Funebre, Chas. Fradel and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
General Grant’s Grand March, Joser Gung'l and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Mount, Boys, Mount, Charles T. Hammond and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Star of My Future Life, Asa Hartz and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Our Nation’s Captain, Edward Haynes, Charles Haynes, and Root & Cady
Nomination Song, James Edward Haynes, Charles Haynes, and H. M. Higgins
Campaign Song for Abraham Lincoln, James Edward Haynes and H. M. Higgins
Make Old Massa Hum, J. E. Haynes, Chas. Haynes, and H. M. Higgins
Evangeline, Will S. Hays and S. Brainard & Sons
Freedom’s Muster Drum, John H. Hewitt and J. C. Schreiner & Son
Somebody’s Darling, John H. Hewitt and J. C. Schreiner & Son
O Give Me a Home By the Sea, E. A. Hosmer and Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Battle in the Clouds, William D. Howells and M. Keller
Brother’s Fainting at the Door and Titus March, P. B. Isaacs; C. Bowers; Napoleon W. Gould; Firth, Son & Co.; and Oliver Ditson & Co.
How Are You John Morgan, John L. Peters
Aura Lea, Joseph Kelp and Geo. Dunn & Company
Pearls of Dew, C. Kinkel and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Love’s Response Polka, Charles Kinkel and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, Walter Kittredge, M. F. H. Smith, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Chaunt of Defiance, Lady of Kentucky, A. E. Blackmar, and A. E. Blackmar & Bro.
Old Abe They Said Was An Honest Man, F. Lafayette; J. W. Jarboe; and Firth, Son & Co.
Morning Prayer, A. F. Little and Geo. Dunn & Company
Brother, When Will You Come Back, E. W. Locke and S. Brainard & Co.
Lincoln Union Victory March, C. O. Lundberg and H. M. Higgins
Abraham’s Tea Party, J. H. McNaughton and Firth, Son & Co.
Star Spangled Banner, C. Merkley and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Swords Were Thirty-Seven, H. Millard, Miles O'Reilly, and Wm. Hall & Son
Our Battle Flag, H. Millard, W. Dexter Smith Jr., and G. D. Russell & Company
Brave Boys Are They, Paul Mordaunt and Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Sanitary Polka, Mrs. Parkhurst and Horace & Waters
[The] President’s Hymn, Wm. A. Muhlenburg, Edward S. Cummings, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
[The] Monk’s Prayer, Julius E. Muller and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
[The] Hurrah For the Red, White & Blue, James E. Murdoch and John Church, Jr.
Snolly-Goster Ebenezer, J. B. Murphy and Endres & Compton
Emancipation, Oliver Ditson & Co.
Dey Said We Wouldn’t Fight, Mrs. Parkhurst, Mrs. M. A. Kidder, and Horace Waters
[The] New Emancipation Song, Mrs. Parkhurst, R. A. T., and Horace Waters
How Do You Like It Jefferson D?, Amos Patton and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Our Flag, Our Army & Our President, William H. Perry, James T. Dudley, and Horace Waters
Beside the Sea, W. C. Peters, W. Winter, and A. C. Peters & Bro
General Morgan’s Grand March, C. L. Peticolas and Geo. Dunn & Company
Three Cheers For Our Jack Morgan, Eugene Raymond, Emmett, and Blackmar & Bro.
’Stonewall’ Jackson’s Prayer, L. Rieves, Anton Shide, B. A. Whapples, and Blelock & Co
Can the Soldier Forget?, Geo. F. Root, Charles Boynton, and Root & Cady
Lay Me Down and Save the Flag!, Geo. F. Root, Paulina, and Root & Cady
Just After the Battle, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
Just Before the Battle Mother, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
Black Key Mazurka, Carl Sack and John Church, Jr.
He Was Not Afraid to Die, Charles Carroll Sawyer and Sawyer & Thompson
Empire State Grand March, Herman L. Schreiner and J. C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Battle Cry of Freedom, Hermann L. Schreiner, William H. Barnes, and J. C. Schreiner and Son
[The] Mother of the Soldier Boy, Hermann L. Schreiner, T. Haynes Bayly, and J. C. Schreiner and Son
Minnie Lee, Hermann L. Schreiner and J. C. Schreiner & Son
Bird of Beauty, M. B. Scott, Ella of Woodlawn, and Blackmar & Bro.
Liberty’s Call or Hurrah for Abe & Andy, L. B. Starkweather, W. S. Blanchard, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Stand! Father Abraham, J. M. Stillman, S. C. Burdick, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Abraham Our Abraham, W. F. S. and W. F. Sherwin
Mother Kissed Me in my Dream, J. R. Thomas, George Cooper, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Once More the Rebel’s Bugle, George H. Thurston, John Dingeldein, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Short Rations, Y. E. Tragic, Y. E. Comic, and Blackmar & Bro.
Pray Maiden Pray, A. J. Turner, A. W. Kercheval, and Geo. Dunn & Company
I Cannot Forget Thee, Albin Visher and Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Campaign Polka, Mary E. Walsh and J. Marsh
Song of Jokes, Sep. Winner and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Come Home, Father, Henry Clay Work and Root & Cady
Corporal Schnapps, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
I’se On De Way, Wurzel and Root & Cady
[The] Brave Veteran Boys, Richard Zellner, William M. Cook, and H. M. Higgins
Submissions from 1863
[The] President’s Hymn; Give Thanks All Ye People, A. D. F. Randolph
Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel, A. E. Blackmar
[The] Maiden’s Prayer, Badarzewska, John S. Adams, and Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Maiden’s Thanksgiving, T. Badarzewska and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Maiden’s Prayer, T. Badarzewska and J. C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Maiden’s Prayer; La Priere D'Une Vierge, T. Badarzewska and Root & Cady
“Song of the Contrabands; Let My People Go” and “Lord Doth Now To This Nation Speak”, Thomas Baker, L. C. Lockwood, and Horace Waters
See At Your Feet a Suppliant One, Balfe and Geo. Dunn & Company
Then You’ll Remember Me, Balfe and John C. Schreiner & Son
Emancipation Quick Step, L. W. Ballard and Henry Tolman & Co.
Silvery Shower, A. Baumbach and J. C. Schreiner & Son
Kingdom Coming, A. Baumbach and Root & Cady
De United States Hotel, M. G. Bisbee and Chas. W. A. Trumpler
[The] Slave’s Appeal, Barbara Brande, J. P. Webster, and H. M. Higgins
General Burnside’s Grand March, J. Brinley and J. Church, Jr.
[The] “Rippling Stream” Waltz, Francis H. Brown and Wm. Hall & Son
Tell Mother I Die Happy, Jabez Burns, C. A. Vosburgh, and S. T. Gordon
Good Times in the Army, Boys, C. M. C., W. H. Watson, and John Church Jr.
[The] Prisoner’s Lament, W. D. Clarkson, D. Becker, and Blackmar & Bro.
Kiss Me Before I Die, Joseph M. Coff, E. Clarke Ilsley, and Blackmar & Bro.
Folks That Put On Airs, William H. Coulston, H. Angelo, and Lee & Walker
Dirge; Sung at the Consecration of Soldiers’ Cemetery at Gettysburg (Nov. 19th, 1863), Alfred Delaney and Jas. G. Percival
Magnolia Polka, Jos. Hart Denck and B. Duncan & Co.
Child of Regiment, Donizetti, J. W. Glover, C. Jeffrys, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Old Abe’s Gallop, C. Dotzler and A. Judson Higgins
Old Abe’s Gallop, C. Dotzler and H. M. Higgins
Never Surrender Quick Step, Edward O. Eaton and Blackmar & Bro.
